Question

how did the doctrine of lapse support the expansion of British empire in India​

Answer 1

Answer:

Devised by Lord Dalhousie, The Doctrine of lapse stated that any princely state or territory under the direct influence (paramountacy) of the British East India Company (the dominant imperial power in the subcontinent), as a vassal state under the British subsidiary system, would automatically be annexed if the ruler was either "manifestly incompetent or died without a male heir"

Therefore all the states whose ruler died without a natural heir were annexed by the British. Hence the Doctrine of Lapse was were helpful in expansion of the British Empire and the states were easily annexed due to it.

Explanation:

For Example: Jhansi, Nagpur, Surat.... etc. Were annexed by the British using Doctrine Of Lapse.

Answer 2

Answer:

Therefore all the states whose ruler died without a natural heir were annexed by the British. Hence the Doctrine of Lapse was were helpful in expansion of the British Empire and the states were easily annexed due to it. For Example: Jhansi, Nagpur, Surat.... etc. Were annexed by the British using Doctrine Of Lapse.