Identify the correct statement with regard to ‘The Doctrine of Lapse” from the following options.
(a) After the battle of Buxar (1764), the company appointed Residents in Indian states.
(b) It declared that if an Indian ruler died without a male heir his kingdom would “lapse”. That is, become part of company territory.
(c) After the battle of Plassey the actual nawabs of Bengal were forced to give land and vast sums of money as personal gifts to company officials.
(d) When Alivardi khan died in 1756, Sirajuddaulah became the nawab of Bengal.
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it is declared that if an Indian ruler died without a male heir his Kingdom would "lapse".that is, become part of company territory.
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The Doctrine of Lapse was implemented by Lord Dalhousie, who was the Governor General for the East India Company in India between 1848 and 1856.
As per the ‘Doctrine of Lapse’, if any ruler of a princely state died without a natural heir, the states’ authority will pass to the British East India Company.
Under the terms of the doctrine of lapse, the Company annexed many princely states viz. Satara (1848), Jaipur and Sambalpur (Odisha) (1849), Nagpur and Jhansi (1854), Tanjore and Arcot (1855), Udaipur (Chhattisgarh) and Oudh (1856).
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