Question

Describe mill,s periodisation of indian history. why did historians find this periodisation unacceptable

Answer 1

James Mill a wrote a three-volume book in 1817 called ''A HISTORY OF BRITISH INDIA'' in this he divided indian history into three period as Hindu , Muslim and British . the periodisation had the following problem:

1) He wote that the peiod before the british rule was of darkness and british rule could civilize it. so british rule was necessary for indians. but we know that it added to the misery of the people.

2) His idea of the periodisation was very wrong because we cannot use the religon of the ruler or his charecterand his age as people in In dia have always practiced a variety of faiths. :)

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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