Question

In the middle of the nineteenth century British historians divided the history of India into

three periods: “Hindu”, “Muslim” and “British”. What do you think was the problem with such a

division?​

Answer 1

Answer:

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.