What was Lord Dalhousie 's Doctrine of Lapse '.
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DOCTRINE OF LAPSE :
• Doctrine of Lapse was a policy introduced by Lord Dalhousie.
• According to the doctrine of lapse, the kingdom which doesn't have any natural heir should be annexed.
• In simple words if a king/queen doesn't have any own baby then their kingdom will be annexed by British after their dealth.
• Lord Dalhousie annexed many kingdoms like Satara, Jhansi, Nagpur etc through this policy.
• Most of Indian Princely states were annexed through this policy.
• This was one of the political cause of Revolt of 1857.
More About Dalhousie :
• Lord Dalhousie was one of the famous Governor Generals of India.
• He became the Governor General of India in 1853.
• He established railways, postal offices and telegraphs in India.
• He also made the widow remarriage act 1856.
• Revolt of 1857 was took place under his reign.
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Doctrine of lapse:-
1)-Doctrine of lapse was the pro-imperialist approach to expand the realm of British Kingdom in India.
2)-It was an annexation policy purportedly devised by Lord Dalhousie.
3)-It was the policy where the ruler did not have a legal male heir would be annexed by the company.
The Doctrine of Lapse was implemented by Lord Dalhousie, who was the Governor General for the East India Company in India between 1848 and 1856.
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