8th Class Social Science Sources and Historical construction Question Bank History-When, Where and How - Long answer Type Question

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    Discuss the defects in the periodisation done by James Mill.

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    This periodisation done by Mills has many flaws. He divided history on the basis of religion. The religion of the ruler cannot determine the period in history. Also, all the rulers in the Hindu period were not Hindus. Many rulers practiced different religions. Although Hinduism was the religion of most of the Indians; the Muslim period did not begin all of a sudden. Muslims had been living in India much earlier also. Mill has divided the period of Indian History on communal lines. He had incorrect ideas about the achievements of Indians during the ancient and medieval period. According to him the British rule was a boon for India.


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