1 History & Culture · 1.4.2 British conquest and expansion

1.4.2.7 Subsidiary Alliance and the Doctrine of Lapse

Wellesley's Subsidiary Alliance (1798–1805) turned Indian rulers into dependants who paid for British troops, and Dalhousie's Doctrine of Lapse (1848–56) annexed states without a natural heir.

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  • Subsidiary Alliance
  • Wellesley
  • Resident
  • Doctrine of Lapse
  • Dalhousie
  • Satara
  • Jhansi
  • Nagpur
  • Awadh
  • Kittur

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