What does doctrine of lapse means..
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the doctrine of lapse policy was proposed by Dalhousie the the-then general of india from 1846-1856. This created a sense of alarm among the ruling chiefs. The doctrine meant that when a ruler of a dependent state died without a natural heir, ghe state passed back to the english company. The prominent states to fall victim to the doctrine were Satara, Jhansi and Nagpur.
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The doctrine of lapse was an annexation policy purportedly devised by Lord Dalhousie, who was the Governor General for the East India Company in India between 1848 and 1856
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