Question

discuss the james
mill peridisation of indian history

Answer 1

The British thinker and historian, James Mill wrote a book known as "The history of British India"(1817) in which he denounced the pre-british period and glorified the british rule in india. He divided indian history into three periods- Hindu, Muslim and British periods. While the 'Hindu' and 'muslim' periods were identified with everything that obstructed the growth of Indian society, the 'British' period was seen as the dawn of modern civilisation characterised with egalitarian-progress values.

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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