Question

Describe james mill periodisation of indian history.why was it unacceptable to the historiansof independent india?

Answer 1

James mill periodised Indian history on the basis of the religions of the rulers...this was unacceptable as there were rulers who converted from one religion to another...and also showed that commoners religions didn't actually matter

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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