When territory wasn't acquired by conquest Sind from Baluchi princes, Punjab and Kashmir from the Sikhs, Maharashtra and Delhi from the Marathas, or Assam from Burma the British annexed it by so-called Principles of Lapse and Paramountcy.
The British gave territory to the native people of India.
mnli hypothesis: The British gave territory to the native people of India. premise: When territory wasn't acquired by conquest Sind from Baluchi princes, Punjab and Kashmir from the Sikhs, Maharashtra and Delhi from the Marathas, or Assam from Burma the British annexed it by so-called Principles of Lapse and Paramountcy.