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OLEMEUU4. How did Lord Dalhousie expand the British territories in India?

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Under the Doctrine of Lapse, the British occupied all the states that did not have a natural heir or were accused of misrule. By this, the British annexed the states ofJhansi, Nagpur and Satara. This empowered the British in India which eventually led to colonisation.

Lord Dolhousie became Governor – General in 1848. He devised a policy called doctrine of Lapse. According to it, when the ruler of kingdom under British protection died without a natural heir, his territory would pass to the British. He annexed many kingdoms under the Doctrine of Lapse for e.g. – Jhansi, Nagpur, Satara.Another pretext Dalhousie used to annex territories in India was misgovernment. For e.g. – Nawab Wajid Ali shah of Awadh was accused of misrule and reluctance to introduce reforms. Awadh was annexed in 1856



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