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In which year was Satara, the family seat of the house of Shivaji, annexed by the British?

  1. A
    1835
  2. B
    1842
  3. C
    1848
  4. D
    1854

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Satara was the very first princely state annexed by Lord Dalhousie under the controversial administrative policy known as the Doctrine of Lapse in the year 1848, after its ruler Raja Shahji died without leaving a natural male heir.

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In which year was Satara, the family seat of the house of Shivaji, annexed by the British?
A
1835
B
1842
C
1848
D
1854

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