What was Doctrine of Lapse? List the kingdoms which were annexed by this policy.
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The company took over the princely states of Satara (1848),
- Jaitpur and Sambalpur (1849),
- Nagpur and Jhansi (1854),
- Tore and Arcot (1855)
- Udaipur (Chhattisgarh) under the terms of the doctrine of lapse.
- Oudh (1856) is widely believed to have been annexed under the Doctrine of Lapse.
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The doctrine of lapse was an annexation policy purportedly devised by(actually The doctrine of lapse was a policy of the British East India Company under which if the ruler of a princely state or territory under the paramountcy of the Company died without a natural heir, the state/territory would automatically be under British government.
The company took over the princely states of Satara (1848), Jaitpur and Sambalpur (1849), Nagpur and Jhansi (1854), Tore and Arcot (1855) and Udaipur (Chhattisgarh) under the terms of the doctrine of lapse. Oudh (1856) is widely believed to have been annexed under the Doctrine of Lapse.