Question

Why was
James Mill's periodisation
unacceptable by the Indian historians? What
basis of periodisation did they follow?​

Answer 1

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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Answer 2

Answer:

The problem with the periodization of Indian history by James Mill was that he divided the Indian society in three stages:

1. Hindu

2. Muslim

3. British

However, this suggested that no other major changes took place in the history of India, other than the religious ones. Thus, the Indian scholars later classified Indian history into:

1. Ancient

2. Medieval

3. Modern