Question

What is the “Doctrine of Lapse?​

Answer 1

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According to Doctrine of Lapse, if an Indian ruler of dependant state did not have his son to succeed ( take his position) him, the ruler/king was not allowed to adopt a successor without company's consent. The main idea behind this policy was that to expand the realm of British Kingdom in India.

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Answer 2

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One notable British technique was called the doctrine of lapse, first perpetrated by Lord Dalhousie in the late 1840s. It involved the British prohibiting a Hindu ruler without a natural heir from adopting a successor and, after the ruler died or abdicated, annexing his land.