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historiography

/ˌhɪstɔːriˈɒɡrəfi/noun

उच्चारण हिस्टॉरिऑग्रफ़ी

इतिहास-लेखन, इतिहास-शास्त्र

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    the study of writing about history and of the methods historians use

    इतिहास-लेखन, इतिहास-शास्त्र

    • colonial historiography of India
    • A course in historiography teaches how historians choose and interpret their sources.
    • Her thesis deals with the historiography of the 1857 uprising.
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    • Modern historiography pays more attention to the lives of ordinary people.
    • The students compared two schools of historiography in their essays.

    Synonyms history writing chronicling historical method

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historiographer noun
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Synonyms

history writing chronicling historical method

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his·to·ri·og·ra·phy

With -ri-og-ra-.

-ri-og-ra- के साथ।

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Keep the history words together: historiography (the study of how history is written), history (the study of the past), chronicle (a record of events in order), annals (yearly historical records), archive (a collection of historical documents).

इतिहास के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: historiography (इतिहास कैसे लिखा गया इसका अध्ययन), history (अतीत का अध्ययन), chronicle (क्रम से घटनाओं का अभिलेख), annals (वार्षिक ऐतिहासिक अभिलेख), archive (ऐतिहासिक दस्तावेज़ों का संग्रह, अभिलेखागार)।

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General knowledge

James Mill's 'The History of British India' (1817) divided Indian history into Hindu, Muslim and British periods, a division later criticized by historians.

James Mill के 'The History of British India' (1817) ने भारतीय इतिहास को हिंदू, मुस्लिम और ब्रिटिश कालों में बाँटा, जिसकी बाद में इतिहासकारों ने आलोचना की।