Question

Explain in brief
Doctoring of lapse​

Answer 1

Answer:

The Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by Lord Dalhousie. According to this doctrine, if any Indian ruler dies without leaving a male heir, his kingdom would automatically pass over to the British. Satara, Sambhalpur, Udaipur, Nagpur and Jhansi were some states which were annexed by the Company under this doctrine.

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Answer 2

Explanation:

Lord Dalhousie followed this policy.

It means that every ruler which didn't have a male heir(Adopted son doesn't count), the British government will take their land or kingdom and make it theirs .

eg - Rani Lakshmi Bai fought against this policy