Question

a) Who introduced “Doctrine of Lapse” and when ? What was this
policy ? Name the states annexed by the British using this
policy. Name the two types of weapons used by the British
Army.​

Answer 1

Answer:

One notable British technique was called the doctrine of lapse, first perpetrated by Lord Dalhousie in the late 1840s. It involved the British prohibiting a Hindu ruler without a natural heir from adopting a successor and, after the ruler died or abdicated, annexing his land.