What is the problem with the periodisation of Indian History that James
Mill offered?

Dear Student,

 

The problem with the periodisation of Indian history by James Mill was that he divided Indian society into 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

 

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