<Li> Smart, Ninian (2003), Godsdiensten van de wereld (The World's religions), Kampen: Uitgeverij Kok </Li> <Li> Thapar, Romila (1977), A History of India . Volume One, Penguin Books </Li> <P> James Mill (1773--1836), in his The History of British India (1817), distinguished three phases in the history of India, namely Hindu, Muslim and British civilisations . This periodisation has been influential, but has also been criticised for the misconceptions it gave rise to . Another influential periodisation is the division into "ancient, classical, medieval and modern periods", although this periodisation has also been criticised . </P> <P> Romila Thapar notes that the division into Hindu - Muslim - British periods of Indian history gives too much weight to "ruling dynasties and foreign invasions", neglecting the social - economic history which often showed a strong continuity . The division into Ancient - Medieval - Modern periods overlooks the fact that the Muslim conquests occurred gradually during which time many things came and went off, while the south was never completely conquered . According to Thapar, a periodisation could also be based on "significant social and economic changes", which are not strictly related to a change of ruling powers . </P>

According to the histories what were the three periods of history of india
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