Explain the Doctrine of lapse
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The Governor General Lord Dalhousie introduced a new policy, known as the Doctrine of Lapse. According to this policy, if the king did not have any natural born heir then the kingdom would lapse to the British or would be administered and occupied by the British. Indian states such as Satara, Nagpur and Jhansi were annexed under this policy.
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Doctrine of lapse was the pro-imperialist approach to expand the realm of British Kingdom in India. It was introduced by Dalhousie. The Doctrine equipped with an idea to annex those states which have no heir, get lapsed the right of ruling and it will not reverted by adoption.
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