HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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Lord Dalhousie
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Lord Wellesley
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Warren Hastings
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Lord Auckland
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Detailed explanation-1: -doctrine of lapse, in Indian history, formula devised by Lord Dalhousie, governor-general of India (1848–56), to deal with questions of succession to Hindu Indian states.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Governor-General of the English East India Company from 1848 to1856, Lord Dalhousie, introduced the Doctrine of Lapse.
Detailed explanation-3: -Lord Dalhousie adopted the Doctrine of Lapse, a formula devised to deal with questions of succession to Hindu Indian states.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Doctrine of Lapse was an imperialist approach by the British to expand their empire in Indian territory. The Doctrine of Lapse policy stated that it was customary for the Indian rulers without natural heirs to ask permission from the British to adopt a son in order to succeed him.