Question

What is problem with the period of Indian history that james mill offer

Answer 1

In the early nineteenth century, a scholar named James Mill wrote the árst history of India that covered all periods.He divided Indian history into three broad periods on the basis of religion.He called the ancient period Hindu period because most of the India was then under Hindu rulers. Likewise, he called medieval period Muslim period and the modern period Christian/British period.After Independence, Indian historians discarded this religion based division, as developments in a multi-religious country like India are inâuenced by several factors and not merely by the religion of the rulers.The Indian historians chose to divide Indian history into into the ancient, medieval and modern periods on the basis of important political, economic, social and cultural changes.

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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