Question

Why james mill periodise our history on the basis of religions

Answer 1

james mill priodised our history on the basis of religions as what he might have seen is that before british came india was ruled by rulers following muslim religion at most cases whereas before mughals or any other foriegn rulers as we know that there were only hindus which may have led him periodising our history into hindu , muslim and british

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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