Question

WHAT is the doctrine of laps ? Name a kingdom annexed by this means .​

Answer 1

Answer:

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

The company took over the princely states of Satara (1848), Jaitpur and Sambalpur(1849), Bhagat (1850), Udaipur (Chhattisgarh) (1852), Jhansi (1853), Nagpur (1854), Tore and Arcot (1855) under the terms of the doctrine of lapse. Oudh (1856) is widely believed to have been annexed under the Doctrine of Lapse.

Answer 2

Doctrine of Lapse was a policy by Lord Dalhousie in 1848 to expand the realm of British kingdom in India the policy is to annex a kingdom which has no heir.
(1)Satara (1848)
(2)Jaipur and Sambalpur(1849)
(3)Bhagat(1850)