Question

What are the features which demarcate differences between each period in the new division of Indian history? Is this division unproblematic?

Answer 1

Explanation:

kingdoms were formed and new ideas spread, and how ... British historians in India, the rule of each Governor- ... Indian history? Why do we try and divide history into different periods? We do so in an attempt to ... that is, demarcate the difference between periods – ... where these features of modern society did not exi

Answer 2

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. However, it was later rejected by the nationalist historians.