Question

the british created a vast corpus of official record.what are problems that an indian historians might face while using them?how can hr overcome these problems?



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Certain historical events need to be seen in the context of dates. A major part of history is about kings and rulers. Ascension of a ruler to the throne, important battles fought by him and succession of power are some of the events which can be expressed with reference to time. Dates are important for correlating such events.

Some events do not happen on a particular date but take a very long period to materialize. For example; the freedom of India took many years of mass struggle to turn into a reality. Such events are studied in the context of various other events.

James Mill: James Mill was a Scottish economist and political philosopher. In 1817, he wrote ‘A History of British India’. Mills divided the Indian history into three periods and called them Hindu, Muslim and British periods