Question

4. List any two drawbacks of periodisation of Indian history done by the British historians.​

Answer 1

Answer:

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

Answer: it is not right to classify an age according to the religion of the rulers of the time.

Explanation:

However, the periodisation of Indian History on the basis of religion is problematic for several reasons. A variety of faiths, apart from Hinduism and Islam, existed in the periods categorised as Hindu and Muslim by Mill. Also, it is not right to classify an age according to the religion of the rulers of the time.