Discuss the various methods applied by lord dalhousie for the expansion of British empire in India?
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Lord Dalhousie arrived in India as the Governor-General in 1848. 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.
Till then this was actually the age-old tradition of the country. But under the new regime, such states were to be amalgamated into the British empire. eg. Jhansi, Satara, Nagpur was annexed in the British empire.
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The Rapid expansion of British territories in India around the mid 19th century was only possible due to Lord Dalhousie's policies.
DOCTRINE OF LAPSE: Lord Dalhousie applied the policy of doctrine of lapse according to which a dependent state would pass into British hands if the ruler died without a natural heir. Contrary to age-old Hindu and Islamic it denied adopted children the right to inherit The throne, Satara (1848), Sambalpur (1849), Udaipur (1852), Nagpur (1853), and Jhansi (1854 ) were all annexed under this policy.
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