How do we periodise?
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It captures the significant features of a particular period and helps us to differentiate it from other periods. James Mill, a Scottish political philosopher and economist, divided Indian history on the basis of religion into three periods namely, Hindu, Muslim and British
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We divide history into different periods in an attempt to capture the characteristics of a time, its central features as they appear to us.
British classification of Indian History
• In 1817, James Mill, a Scottish economist and political philosopher, in his book 'A History of British India' divided Indian history into three periods:
→ Hindu
→ Muslim
→ British
• According to Mill, all Asian societies were at a lower level of civilisation than Europe.
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