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Answer the following question briefly:
Dalhousie was a great expansionist and adopted a number of methods to build an all-India empire. In this context, answer the following question:
Mention the various methods adopted by Dalhousie and the territories annexed on the basis of these methods.
Solution
Dalhousie adopted a number of methods to give the final touches to the work of empire-building in India. The methods he adopted were:
- War-Punjab.
- The doctrine of Lapse-Satara, Jhansi, and Nagpur.
- Annexation on grounds of maladministration-Awadh.
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