Who devised the policy of Doctrine of Lapse?
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The Doctrine of Lapse was devised by Lord Dalhousie, the Governor General of India from 1848 to 1856. This policy allowed the British East India Company to annex any princely state where the ruler had died without a male heir, leading to significant territorial expansion by the Company.