something about annexation policy of Dalhousie
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The doctrine of lapse it was an annexationpolicy applied by the British East India Company in India until 1858. Many Indian states were annexed by Lord Dalhousie, the Governor General of India to the English East India Company (EEIC). According to the doctrine, any Indian princely state under the suzerainty of the British East India Company(the dominant imperial power in the subcontinent), as a vassal state under the British subsidiary system, it would have its princely status abolished (and therefore annexed into British India) if the ruler was either "manifestly incompetent or died without a male heir".[1] The latter supplanted the long-established right of an Indian sovereign without an heir to choose a successor.[citation needed] In addition, the British decided whether potential rulers were competent enough. The doctrine and its application were widely regarded by many Indians as illegitimate.
The policy is most commonly associated with Lord Dalhousie, who was the Governor General of the East India Company in Indiabetween 1848 and 1856. However, it was articulated by the Court of Directors of the East India Company as early as 1834 and several smaller states were already annexed under this doctrine before Dalhousie took over the post of Governor-General. Dalhousie used the policy most vigorously and extensively, though, so it is generally associated with him. The accession of Lord Dalhousie inaugurated a new chapter in the history of British India.
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This policy was devised by lord Dalhousie. According to this policy the rulers who have signed the subsidiary alliance system with the British and without a natural heir had to take permission from British to adopt an heir. The British were having full right to refuse adoption. The territory of the rulers whose adoption was refused by the British was then annexed.
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