Question
An annexation policy āDoctrine of Lapseā was started
by whom in the late 1840ās?Solution
The Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy followed by Lord Dalhousie when he was Indiaās Governor-General from 1848 to 1856. It was an imperialist approach by the British to expand their empire in Indian territory.Ā
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