What was doctrine of lapels by whom was it started
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Doctrine of lapse was the policy of Dalhousie, the then Governor General, to annexed the independent Indian States in 1848 A.D. This doctrine was based on the idea that in case a ruler of dependent state died childless, the right of ruling over the State reverted or 'lapsed' to the sovereign..
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The doctrine of lapse was an annexation policy applied by the British East India Company in India until 1859. Many Indian states were annexed by Lord Dalhousie, the Governor General of India to the English East India Company
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the doctrine declared that if an Indian ruler died without a male chid their and import lapse , that is become a part of the company territory. one Kingdom after another was annexed simply by applying doctrine . eg: sambalpur in 1850 , Udaipur in 1852 , Nagpur in 1853 etc
it was started by lord Dalhousie