Question

Historians have divided Indian history into how many periods ? Name them and what is basis of this classification ?​

Answer 1

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Basis of Classification– The characteristics based on which the living organisms can be classified. Ancient Greek thinker Aristotle classified living beings on the basis of their habitat. He classified them into two groups, i.e. those living in water and those living on land.

Answer 2

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In 1817, James Mill, a Scottish economist and political philosopher, published a massive three-volume work, A History of British India. In this he divided Indian history into three periods – Hindu, Muslim and British. This periodisation came to be widely accepted.