Question

explain the policy doctrine of lapse

Answer 1

ACCORDING TO THIS IF KING OF ANY STATE DIED WITHOUT NATURAL HEIR THAN THE STATE CAME UNDER ANNEXED BY BRITISHERS...

Answer 2

The doctrine of lapse was an annexation policy applied by the Lord Dalhousie in India before 1858. The policy is most commonly associated with Lord Dalhousie, who was the Governor General of the East India Company in India between 1848 and 1856.