Consider the following question:
1. Lord Dalhousie annexed Satara in 1848 and Nagpur and Jhansi in 1854 by applying doctrine of Lapse.
2. Dalhousie refused to recognize titles.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
Consider the following question:
1. Lord Dalhousie annexed Satara in 1848 and Nagpur and Jhansi in 1854 by applying doctrine of Lapse.
2. Dalhousie refused to recognize titles.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
The correct option is C Both 1 and 2
Under the Doctrine of Lapse, when the ruler of a protected state died without a natural heir, his/her state was not to pass to an adopted heir as sanctioned by the age-old tradition of the country.
Instead, it was to be annexed to the British dominions unless the adoption had been clearly approved earlier by the British authorities.
Many states, including Satara in 1848 and Nagpur and Jhansi in 1854, were annexed by applying this doctrine.
Dalhousie also refused to recognize the titles of many ex-rulers or to pay their pensions. Thus, the titles of the Nawabs of Carnatic and of Surat and the Raja of Tanjore were extinguished
Under the Doctrine of Lapse, when the ruler of a protected state died without a natural heir, his/her state was not to pass to an adopted heir as sanctioned by the age-old tradition of the country.
Instead, it was to be annexed to the British dominions unless the adoption had been clearly approved earlier by the British authorities.
Many states, including Satara in 1848 and Nagpur and Jhansi in 1854, were annexed by applying this doctrine.
Dalhousie also refused to recognize the titles of many ex-rulers or to pay their pensions. Thus, the titles of the Nawabs of Carnatic and of Surat and the Raja of Tanjore were extinguished
