what was the criteria used by James mill to revive Indian history

Dear Student,

 

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