HISTORY
MODERN INDIA
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Lord Dalhousie
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Lord Bentick
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Lord Curzon
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Lord Ripon
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy followed widely by Lord Dalhousie when he was India’s Governor-General from 1848 to 1856. It was used as an administrative policy for the extension of British Paramountcy.
Detailed explanation-2: -By the use of the doctrine of lapse, the Company took over the princely states of Satara (1848), Jaitpur, Sambalpur (1849), Baghat (1850), Udaipur (Chhattisgarh State) (1852), Jhansi (1854), Nagpur (1854), Tanjore and Arcot (1855).
Detailed explanation-3: -The Doctrine of Lapse was a political weapon used by Lord Dalhousie to expand the British Empire in India by acquiring more territories. The Hindu law permitted Hindu kings to adopt their successors, but, according to Dalhousie’s doctrine, they had to seek the permission of the Company to do so.
Detailed explanation-4: -Lord Dalhousie annexed eight princely states under the Doctrine of Lapse Policy during his service.