Question

What were the methods of expansion followed by the British​

Answer 1

Answer:

Expansion of the British territories in India took place in the following ways under different Governor Generals:

By the right of Diwani the British obtained the power to collect the land- revenue of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa this created the infrastructure for the expansion of British dominion in India.

Lord Wellesley adopted two methods, namely Subsidiary Alliance system and Annexation by war to expand the British territories

Dalhousie followed three principles for the extension of the British dominion in India, namely, War of annexation, The Doctrine of Lapse and Occupation on the ground of misgovernment.

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