Question

what is doctrine of lapse?

Answer 1

DOCTRINE OF LAPSE WAS INTRODUCED BY LORD DALHOUSIE .ACCORDING TO THIS TREATY,IF ANY RULER DIED WITHOUT A NATURAL HEIR(SON) HIS KINGDOM WOULD BE ANNEXED BY THE BRITISHERS AND THE KING WAS NOT ALLOWED TO ADOPT ANY SON AS HIS SUCCESORS.

Answer 2

Answer:

Lord dalhousie devised a new annexation policy named doctrine of lapse. According to the doctrine any princely state which was a vassal state under subsidary alliance would be automatically annoxed by the government if the ruler was incompetent or died without direct heir