Qstnid -A-13- Why Did The 'Doctrine Of Lapse' Become A Political Cause For The Result Of 1857? - 01: First War Of Independence, 1857 - Icse-x-history

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Why did the 'Doctrine of Lapse' become a political cause for the result of 1857?
Ans : According to the 'Doctrine of Lapse' if a king died without an heir to the throne, his adopted son could not succeed him. This caused a lot of discontentment amongst the Indians.