define doctrine of lapse
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The doctrine of lapse was an annexation policy applied by the British East India Company in India until 1859.The latter supplanted the long-established right of an Indian sovereign without an heir to choose a successor. In addition, the British decided whether potential rulers were competent enough.
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it says that if an Indian ruler died without a male heir his kingdom would lapse that is become a part of company territory
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