Question

What were the sources used by historians in writing the History at the time of

the British rule?​

Answer 1

Our main tool as historians is what has been written by those who came before us. In fact, this is what formally defines history and sometimes sets it apart from archaeology and anthropology. For example, the oldest written records archaeologists have discovered in Egypt are from over 5,000 years ago; the date when they were created is the currently accepted date at which formal history (as opposed to "prehistory") begins in that part of the world. Of course, we might one day find older records!
Even with written records, though, we have to be careful and thoughtful. The writing may be in a dead language that we know little about. If one tribe conquers another, we might only get the biased, one-sided story of those who won and wrote about it.
Many times, narratives are only written down after generations of being transmitted orally, through speech, with every transmitter of the story consciously or unconsciously changing the specifics. Even for events that happened yesterday, two direct observers could have two completely different perceptions of what happened, how, and why.
You can imagine that things get even tougher for prehistory, or the events that occurred before the existence of written records. But we still have many tools. Archaeologists can excavate ancient structures and burial sites and begin to infer how the people lived from fossils (like human remains) and artifacts (human-made items). Archaeologists can estimate the age of fossils and artifacts through several techniques.
Carbon dating measures the amount of radioactive carbon in fossils to place them in time. Age can also be determined by identifying the age of the layer of rock that the artifacts are buried in. This is called stratigraphic dating, from the Latin word stratum, meaning "layer."
Linguists can often piece together possible human migrations and connections based on similarities in modern, living languages.
Similarly, geneticists can piece together how humanity may have spread and intermingled based on genetic similarities and differences in populations today

Answer 2

Answer:

• The official records of the British administration serve as an important source for the history of period.  British rulers believed that every directive, plan, policy, decision, agreement and inquiry should be clearly written. This was necessary to properly study and discuss a topic.
• Primary sources include documents or artifacts created by a witness  or participant in an event. It can be first-hand testimonies or evidence produced during the  period  you are studying.Primary sources may include diaries, letters, interviews, oral history, photographs, newspaper articles, government documents, poetry, novels, plays and music. The collection and analysis of primary sources is fundamental to historical research.
• Secondary sources deal with a scientific question and often use primary sources as evidence. Secondary sources include books and articles on a topic. They may contain bibliographies, i.e. Bibliographies that can lead you to other primary or secondary sources, databases help you find articles in scientific journals or books on a specific topic.

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