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<td style="border-bottom:none; border-left:none; border-right:none; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:top; white-space:normal; width:85px">Lord Dalhousie used the Doctrine of Lapse to annex certain princely states when a ruler died without a natural male heir recognised by the British.</td>
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The Doctrine of Lapse is most closely associated with which Governor-General?
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Method / Topic: History
<table cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; width:85px">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="border-bottom:none; border-left:none; border-right:none; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:top; white-space:normal; width:85px">Lord Dalhousie used the Doctrine of Lapse to annex certain princely states when a ruler died without a natural male heir recognised by the British.</td>
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