Why did James Mill divide Indian history into Hindu, Muslim and British periods?
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Mill thought that all Asians societies were at a lower level of civilization than Europe . According to his telling of history , before the British came to India , Hindu and Muslim deposts ruled the country.
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Answer:
Division of India into three periods by James Mill
Explanation:
According to James Mill before the British came to India, Hindu and Muslim dictators ruled the entire country.
By that time there was no religious tolerance, there existed caste discrimination and also superstitious practices within the Indian society.
James Mill felt that European culture, arts and law were necessary to uplift the downtrodden Indians. He saw it wise that by refining the British would bring happiness to Indians.
He did the divisionto establish his view that the period before British rule was one of darkness and British rule represented all the forces of progress and civilisation in India and the three period are, Hindu, Muslim and British.