Question

On what criterion

did James Mill divide

Indian history into

Hindu, Muslim and

British?

Answer 1

James mill divide the Indian history in Hindu Muslim and Christian because the Indian people's was working together before the James mill came into India after he came he saw that if they will work together to defeat us then it will be very tough for us to defeat then so that's why he divided the Indian history in Hindu Muslim and Christian

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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