After which war the Nizam of Hyderabad came under the shadow of British East India Company?

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The correct answer is the Second Anglo-Maratha War.

Key Points

In the Deccan region when Mughal's Power was declining, the Maratha empire was rising.
After Nizam I, Asaf Jah, died in A.D.1748, there was a tussle for power between his son Nasar Jung, and grandson Muzaffar Jung.
The English supported Nasar Jung whereas Muzaffar Jung got support from the French.
The third son of Nizam I, Salabat Jung became the ruler of Nizam under the support of the French.
In A.D.1766, the Nizam signed a treaty with the British, whereby in return for the Northern Circars, the British agreed to furnish Nizam Ali Khan with a subsidiary force as and when required and to pay Rs.9 lakhs per annum.