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Which British policy aimed to annex Indian states by claiming that the ruler had died without a natural heir?
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Doctrine of Lapse
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- Doctrine of Lapse
- Subsidiary Alliance
- Divide and Rule
- White Man's Burden
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The Doctrine of Lapse, introduced by Lord Dalhousie, was a policy whereby if a ruler of a dependent state died without a natural heir, the state would be annexed by the British.
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