Question

1. What is the problem with the periodisation of Indian history that James Mill offers?​

Answer 1

The problem with the periodisation of Indian history by James Mill is that he divided the Indian history into Hindu, Muslim and the British period. It has been argued by many historians that it is not correct to periodise the Indian history on the basis of religion of the rulers.

Answer 2

The problem with the periodization of Indian history that James Mill offers is:

• James Mill has shown the British superiority on the Hindus and Muslims in his periodization. He divided the Indian history into three periods of Hindus, Muslims and Britishers. He also claimed that it was important to introduce European culture, art, law, etc. in the Indian society.
• According to Mill all the Asian society were lower when compared to European society.
• He showed that there were many ill-practices, taboos, superstitions practices in the history of India. Mill showed the exaggerated darkness of the Indian history.