What wos the ' doctrine of lapse,
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'Doctrine of Lapse' was the policy devised by the Governor General of the East India company in India. This doctrine was based on the idea that in case a ruler of dependent state died childless, the right of ruling over the state reverted or lapsed to the sovereign.
Doctrine of lapse was the pro-imperialist approach to expand the realm of British Kingdom in India. It was introduced by Dalhousie. The Doctrine equipped with an idea to annex those states which have no heir, get lapsed the right of ruling and it will not reverted by adoption.
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The final wave of annexations occured under Lord Dalhousie who was the Governor-General from 1848 to 2856. He devised a policy that came to be kown as the Doctrine of Lapse. The doctrine declared that if an Indian ruler died without a male heir his kingdom would "lapse", that is, become part of Company territory. One kingdom after another was annexed simply by applying this doctrine: Satara (1848), Sambalpur (1850). Udaipur (1852), Nagpur (1853) and Jhansi (1854).
Finally, in 1856, the Company also took over Awadh. This time the British had an added argument - they said they were "obliged by duty" to take over Awadh in order to free the people from the "misgovernment" of the Nawab! Engraged by the humilating way in which the Nawab was deposed, the people of Awadh joined the great revolt that broke out in 1857.
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