What are the problems with James Mills's division of Indian History?

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It only tells us about the prevalent religion in different ages.

He only refers to Hindu or Muslim, but other faiths also existed in these periods as well.

Only 1 is correct.

Both 1 and 2 are correct.

answer is D.

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The James problems with James Mills's division of Indian History were he only refers to Hindu or Muslim, but other faiths also existed in these periods; it only tells us about the prevalent religion in different ages. Mill was a Scottish economist and political philosopher. He published a massive three-volume work, The History of British India, in 1817. He divided Indian History into three periods: Hindu, Muslim, and British. This division of James Mill has some problems, which are:-

To find features of a particular time, we tried to divide History into different periods. Still, in this division, Mill only tells us about the religion of different ages and their features.

This religious periodisation only tells us about the Hindu and Muslim religions, but other faiths also existed during these periods.

It only tells us about the growth of a particular religion.

In this periodisation, Mill described the period before British rule as a "dark period" in India.

This periodisation and concept are not acceptable in the present age because only based on religion can we not characterise History.

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