Question

What do you understand by the doctrine of laps?
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Answer 1

It was introduced by Lord Dalhousie, according to the doctrine, if an Indian ruler died without a male heir his kingdom would lapse, that is it will come under the company’s territory



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Answer 2

The doctrine of lapse was a policy of annexation initiated by the East India Company in the Indian subcontinent about the princely states, and applied until 1859, two years after Company rule was succeeded by the British Raj.