Question

Decribe James Mill's periodisation of Indian history. Why was it unacceptable to the historians of independent India? On what basis have they periodised Indian history more than 85 words

Answer 1

James mills divided indian history into three periods according to their religion.first was ancient period in which most of the part of India was ruled by Hindu kings, medieval period in which Muslims used to rule and modern period in which most if the part of India were under British control and British ruled over it.

Answer 2

Answer :

James mill divided Indian history into Hinduism and Muslim and British periods.

This periodisation is based on the religious line that there was a face for which the Hindu were the rulers and other work ruled.

Then came the face of the Muslims and Britishers i.e. Christians. He had a colonial mind and thought asians to have poorly civilized. He felt Europeans to be superior.

So , infact, through this periodisation he tried to divide the people with their own specific identity which was not a correct.

During the Muslim and British they were were thousands of Hindu and Muslim princely states.

So , this is not a proper periodisation of Indian history.

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