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INDIAN HISTORY
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Question
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Ancient, Medieval, Modern
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Hindu, Muslim, British
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1817, James Mill, a Scottish economist and political philosopher, published a massive three-volume work, A History of British India. In this he divided Indian history into three periods – Hindu, Muslim and British. This periodisation came to be widely accepted.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1817 James Mill published a massive three-volume work called ‘A History of British India’ wherein he divided Indian history into three periods – Hindu, Muslim and British.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mill thought that all Asian societies were at a lower level of civilisation than Europe. According to his telling of history, before the British came to India, Hindu and Muslim despots ruled the country. Religious intolerance, caste taboos and superstitious practices dominated social life.
Detailed explanation-4: -They are Ancient, Medieval and Modern periods.