The State Jhansi was made a part of the British Empire in India through

A Doctrine of Lapse
B Policy of Subsidiaty Alliance
C War against Rani Lakshmi Bai
D None of the above

Correct Answer: Doctrine of Lapse

Lord Dalhousie introduced the Doctrine of Lapse i.e any princely state under the direct influence of East India Company, as a vassal state under the British Subsidiary System would automatically be annexed if the ruler was either "manifestly in competent or died without a male heir. The series of state annexed - Satara, Jaipur, Sambhal pur, Jhansi (1854).
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