Question

How did lord dalhousie expand the british territories on India

Answer 1

Lord dalhousie became governor- general in 1848.He devised a policy called doctrine of lapse. According to it, when the ruler of kingdom under british protection died without a natural heir,his territory would pass to the british.He annexed many kingdoms under the doctrine of lapse for e.g.-jhansi, nagpur, satara.
Another pretext dalhousie used to annex territories in india was misgovernment for e.g.- nawab wajid ali shah of awadh was accused of misrule and reluctance to introduce reforms awadh was annexed in 1856