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The Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by _________ .

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Lord Dalhousie

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Lord Wellesley

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Lord Canning

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Lord Mayo

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Solution

The correct option is D Lord Dalhousie

Lord 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 doctrine of lapse.

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