HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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Question
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Lack of proper governance
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Death of its ruler without any heir
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Subsidiary Alliance
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Its involvement in a conspiracy against British Rule
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Detailed explanation-1: -Its involvement in a conspiracy against British Rule.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1849, King Narayan Singh died leaving no male heir, which led to the annexation of Sambalpur under Governor-General Dalhousie’s policy of Doctrine of Lapse. Surendra Sai’s legal claim to the throne was denied by the British, despite being the next in line to the throne.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sambalpur District was occupied by British on 2nd January, 1804. Finally it passed on to the British in 1817.
Detailed explanation-4: -The city, which is enclosed by a wall, expanded around a fort built in 1613 by the ruler of Orchha. The area fell to the Marathas in 1732 and was acquired by the British in 1853.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Governor General Lord Dalhousie introduced a new policy, known as the Doctrine of Lapse. According to this policy, if the king did not have any natural born heir then the kingdom would lapse to the British or would be administered and occupied by the British.