Hyderabad State became a princely state among the presidencies and provinces of British India .
The Nizam Nasir - ud - dawlah , Asaf Jah IV signed the Subsidiary Alliance with the British in 1799 and lost its control over the state 's defence and foreign affairs .
state   became a princely state among the presidencies and provinces of British   .
The Nizam Nasir - ud - dawlah , Asaf Jah IV signed the Subsidiary Alliance with the British in 1799 and lost its control over the state 's defence and foreign affairs .