In order to prevent the practice of sati, in which year it was first banned under the "Bengal Sati Regulation"?
The correct answer is In 1829.
- In order to prevent the practice of Sati, in 1829 it was first banned under the "Bengal Sati Regulation".
Key Points
- The Bengal Sati Regulation
- The Bengal Sati Regulation was passed on December 4, 1829, here is all you should definitely know about the practice of Sati.
- The Bengal Sati Regulation which banned the Sati practice in all jurisdictions of British India was passed on December 4, 1829, by the then Governor-General Lord William Bentinck.
Additional Information
- About Sati practice
- Sati was a historical Hindu practice, in which a widow sacrifices herself by sitting atop her deceased husband's funeral pyre.
- The extent to which sati was practised in history is not known with clarity.
- However, during the early modern Mughal period, it was notably associated with the elite Hindu Rajput clan.
