In which year, James Mill Published a massive three-volume work, "A History of British India"?

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The correct answer is 1817.

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James mill, a British Historian divided Indian history into three parts, i.e., Hindu, Muslim and British.
In 1817, James Mill, a Scottish economist and political philosopher published a massive three-volume work, A History of British India.
This periodization came to be widely accepted.
So the terms through which we periodized that is, demarcate the difference between periods became important.
They reflect our ideas about the past.
Before the British came to India, Hindu and Muslim despots ruled the country.
Religious intolerance, caste taboos, and superstitious practices dominated social life.
Mill suggested that the British should conquer all the territories in India to ensure the enlightenment and happiness of the Indian people.
British rule represented all the forces of progress and civilization.