Question

Why did james mill divide indian history into hindu muslim and british period ?

Answer 1

James mill must have divided our history into Hindu , Muslim and British as in medieval and before India was ruled by Hindu rulers after that Foriegn rulers following different religions especially Muslim and after that the Britishers took India's control.

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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