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Who was the first Indian native ruler to accept the system of subsidiary alliance?
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- Sindhia of Gwalior
- Nawab of Awadh
- Dilip Singh of Punjab
- Nizam of Hyderabad
Correct Option: D
Nizam of Hyderabad was the first Indian native ruler to accept the system of subsidiary alliance. Tipu Sultan of Mysore refused to accept it but after the British victory in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War, Mysore was forced to become a subsidiary ally. Later the Maratha ruler Baji Rao II also accepted subsidiary alliance in the treaty of Bassein.