The document discusses the Doctrine of Lapse, a policy enacted by the British East India Company in 1848 allowing them to annex any Indian princely state if the ruler died without a male heir or signed a treaty with Britain. Under this policy, the British annexed several key states including Satara, Nagpur, and Jhansi after the rulers' deaths. This caused major resentment among Indians as the states were taken over even when the rulers had legal heirs. The policy allowed Britain to rapidly expand its control over India and demonstrated the declining power of the Mughal Empire.

1. The Doctrine of Lapse
INTRODUCTION
ByBy
Zafar IqbalZafar Iqbal
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2. The Doctrine of Lapse
• In 1852 Governor
General Dalhousie
extended the British
control by applying
The Doctrine of
Lapse.
• This was an act
enforced by the
British Government to
occupied the states
and lands of the
Indians.

3. The Doctrine of Lapse
• British annexed the land when ruler
died even his legal heir (Successors)
were present.
• British annexed their lands gradually.
• They annexed the following states
very soon .
• They were
• Satara, Nagpur, Jhansi
• However British had to face some resistance in
by the Indians

4. State of Satara

5. State of Satara

6. State of Nagpur

7. State of Nagpur

8. State of Nagpur
*Now a Days*

9. State of Jhansi

10. Lakshmibai, Rani of Jhansi
• One of the things that investigating
Lakshmibai's story has driven home is the
sheer difficulty of knowing what to believe.
There are some stories which are obvious
nonsense, but others are more difficult to
gauge. Take the example of her death. There
are two principle and incompatible versions of
it. They have two elements in common, that her
companion, Mandar, was killed at the same
time that Lakshmibai was mortally wounded
with Lakshmibai surviving for a while

11. Lakshmibai, Rani of Jhansi

12. Rani of Jhansi

13. Rani of Jhansi
as Rebel Queen

14. Rani of Jhansi's Fort

15. Governor General Dalhousie
• He annexed one by one
many states of India
• He extended the British
rule in India
• The Doctrine of Lapse
Became unpopular policy
• It created lot of
resentment and
restlessness in the Indians

16. State of Oudh
• It was another State that was
victimized by The Doctrine of
Lapse
• In 1856 when Nawab of Oudh
died, British annexed it also by
making pretend that he had been
ruling over the Oudh against the
will of people.

17. State of Oudh

18. Nawab of Oudh

19. The Doctrine of Lapse
• This act showed now British was
dominant in India
• It also showed that Mughal were
weak and had lost control over many
parts of India
• Mughal had lost many important
states
• After only one year Mughal lost the