HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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Punjab
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Avadh
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Jhansi
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Mysore
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Detailed explanation-1: -Dalhousie provided the British with the tool called Doctrine of lapse that they used to annex an Indian kingdom if its ruler died without a male heir. They annexed Satara(1848), Sambalpur(1850), Udaipur(1852), Nagpur(1853) and Jhansi(1854) using that. Was this answer helpful?
Detailed explanation-2: -The final moment straw came when Awadh was annexed to the English East India Company under the terms of the Doctrine of Lapse on the grounds of internal misrule on 7 February 1856 AD. This annexation was one of the reasons for the Revolt of 1857.
Detailed explanation-3: -Awadh was not annexed under Doctrine of Lapse.
Detailed explanation-4: -Oudh (1856) is generally accepted to have been added under the Doctrine of Lapse. Anyway, it was annexed by Lord Dalhousie under the guise of misgovernance.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by him in India and he annexed eight princely states during his period.