How and Which Dates are important?

How and Which Dates are important?

History undoubtedly involves changes that take place over time. Discovering how things were in the past and how they have changed is the goal. In some cases, assigning exact dates to processes that take place across time is wrong. The concept of dates interested historians. Understanding how things were in the past and how they have changed is central to the study of history....

How can we Periodise?

James Mill believed that all Asian societies were less civilized than those in Europe. He recounted how despots of the Hindu and Muslim faith controlled India prior to the arrival of the British. Social life was dominated by superstitious customs, caste taboos, and religious intolerance....

The “Colonial” Period

Colonization is the process of establishing dominance over a nation by another nation that results in social, economic, political, and cultural change. To put it another way, colonization is described as the exploitation of one nation by another, which results in alterations to its social, economic, cultural, and political systems....

Sources for Periodisation

In administration, memos, notes, and reports are common because British people appreciate writing. Also, they carefully preserved important documents and letters. All administrative institutions maintain significant documents. Several copies of these documents were printed as the proceedings of each government agency by the middle of the nineteenth century as printing became more widespread. The act of surveying spread in popularity during the colonial era. In-depth surveys were being conducted to map the entire nation by the early nineteenth century. To learn about the geography, soil quality, vegetation, animals, local histories, and cropping patterns in the communities, revenue surveys were carried out....

FAQs on Periodisation of Dates

Question 1: What does “periodizing” mean?...