1829 CE · social reform education
Abolition of Sati
On 4 December 1829, Governor-General William Bentinck's government issued Bengal Regulation XVII, declaring the practice of sati illegal and punishable by the criminal courts in the territories under the Bengal Presidency. Indian reformers including Raja Ram Mohan Roy had campaigned vigorously against the practice.
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