Describe the methods adopted by Lord Dalhousie for the expansion of the British Empire.
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He implemented his policy of annexation as the 'Doctrine of Lapse'. Under this Doctrine, when the ruler of a protected state died without having a natural heir, his state was not supposed to be transferred to the adopted heir. ... Jhansi, Satara, Nagpur were annexed in the British empire.
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The doctrine of lapse was a policy of the British East India Company under which if the ruler of a princely state or territory under the paramountcy of the Company died without a natural heir, the state/territory would automatically be annexed to the British empire.
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