Question

Name of the Indian Kingdom which were force ably taken by Doctrine of laps

Answer 1

DOCTRINE OF LAPSE :

Lord Dalhousie was the Governer General of India from 1848 to 1856. British empire expanded rapidly during his tenure, mainly due to the policies introduced by him.

He introduced the doctrine of lapse, which stated that a dependent state would pass to the Company , If the ruler died without a natural heir. It refused to accept the age-old Hindu and Islamic traditions , denied adopted son the right to inherit the throne

Satara, Jhasi, Nagpur, Sambalpur and Udaipur were annexed .

Finally , In 1856, The company annexed Awadh also on the basis of maladministration.