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what was doctrine of lapse?​

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: The Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by Lord Dalhousie in 1852 by which British annexed any local state whose ruler died without any son, no ruler was allowed to adopt son. Sitara, Jhansi, Nagpur and Oudh states were captured by British under this doctrine.

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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