Question

What were the causes of conflict between Sirajuddaulah and the British?
7. What was the Doctrine of Lapse ? Which kingdoms did the Company annex by applying this?

Answer 1

Answer:

Siraj-ud-daulah had asked Britishers to stop fortification which became one of the reasons for the war. Robert Clive bribed Mir Jafar, commander-in-chief of Siraj-ud-daulah of making him the next Nawab which resulted in betrayal from Mir Qasim and victory of the British.

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Answer 2

Answer:

1. Siraj-ud-daulah had asked Britishers to stop fortification which became one of the reasons for the war. Robert Clive bribed Mir Jafar, commander-in-chief ofSiraj-ud-daulah of making him the next Nawab which resulted in betrayal from Mir Qasim and victory of the British
2. The company took over the princely states of Satara (1848), Jaitpur and Sambalpur(1849), Bhagat (1850), Udaipur (Chhattisgarh) (1852), Jhansi (1853), Nagpur (1854), Tore and Arcot (1855) under the terms of the doctrine of lapse. Oudh (1856) is widely believed to have been annexed under the Doctrine of Lapse.