Question

b) who devised this policy and how did it help the British to take over the territories​

Answer 1

Answer:

The final wave of annexations occurred under Lord Dalhousie who was the Governor-General from 1848 to 1856. He devised a policy that came to be known as the Doctrine of Lapse. The doctrine declared that if an Indian ruler died without a male heir his kingdom would “lapse”, that is, become part of Company territory

Answer 2

Lord Dalhousie deviced this policy, Lord Dalhousie expanded the territories in India is the following way; Doctrine of Lapse. Under the Doctrine of Lapse, the British occupied all the states that did not have a natural heir or were accused of misrule. ... This empowered the British in India which eventually led to colonisation.

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