the british east india company annexed jhansi under the doctrine of lapse.
the british east india company annexed jhansi under the doctrine of lapse.
who annexed jhansi under the doctrine of lapse?
the british east india company
at the time of its adoption, the british east india company had imperial administrative jurisdiction over wide regions of the subcontinent. the company took over the princely states of satara (1848), jaitpur and sambalpur (1849), nagpur and jhansi (1854), tore and arcot (1855) and udaipur (chhattisgarh) under the terms of the doctrine of lapse. oudh (1856) is widely believed to have under the doctrine of lapse. however it was annexed by lord dalhousie under the pretext of mis-governance. mostly clang that the ruler was not ruling properly, the company added about four million pounds sterling to its annual revenue by virtue of this doctrine. udaipur state, however, would have local rule reinstated by the british in 1860.
doctrine of lapse
bullet::::- march– the british raj annexed jhansi, lakshmibai was given a pension of rs. 60,000 and ordered to leave the palace and the fort.









































bullet::::- the british raj annexed jhansi, nagpur, and oudh and began annexing udaipur state, chhattisgarh









































bullet::::- nagpur became the administrative division of chota nagpur division









































bullet::::- bhopal agency was absorbed into the central india agency









































bullet::::- the british medal first issued the india general service medal (1854) to exceptional british and indian soldiers









































bullet::::- calcutta survey first issued inverted head 4 annas postage stamps
1854 in india