How did the British rule spread over the entire region of India?

1.	How did the British rule spread over the entire region of India?
Answer» i. Lord Dalhousie introduced the Doctrine of Lapse and adopted the policy of merging local princely states into the British empire. ii. The adopted successors of the princely states of Jhansi, Nagpur, Satara, Sambalpur, Udaipur were rejected. iii. The state of Ayodhya was merged under the pretext of maladministration. iv. Some other princely states were deprived of the periodic pensions and were brought under the British empire. v. Thus, in the span of hundred years between 1757-1857, England brought the entire region of India under its governance.

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i. Lord Dalhousie introduced the Doctrine of Lapse and adopted the policy of merging local princely states into the British empire.

ii. The adopted successors of the princely states of Jhansi, Nagpur, Satara, Sambalpur, Udaipur were rejected.

iii. The state of Ayodhya was merged under the pretext of maladministration.

iv. Some other princely states were deprived of the periodic pensions and were brought under the British empire.

v. Thus, in the span of hundred years between 1757-1857, England brought the entire region of India under its governance.

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