Which of these historians are considered as Orientalists?

Ranjendra Lal Mitra

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Sir William Jones

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Ramkrishna Gopal Bhandarkar

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Friedrich Max Muller

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Solution

The correct options are
B Sir William Jones
D Friedrich Max Muller
An Orientalist is a historian from the west who studies the language, culture, history or customs of countries in eastern Asia. They looked at the similarities between Sanskrit and a few European languages. Sir William Jones and Friedrich Max Muller are prominent examples of Orientalists.

Ranjendra Lal Mitra and Ramkrishna Gopal Bhandarkar are examples of prominent nationalist historians.

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