explain the term doctrine of lapse
ans: Lord Dalhousie,the Governor-General of India, annexed many Indian States to the company using the Doctrine of Lapse.
According to this doctrine,if an Indian ruler died without a male heir his kingdom would 'lapse', that is,it would come under the companies territory in India.
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The latter supplanted the long-established right of an Indian sovereign without an heir to choose a successor. ... 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.
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