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1829 CE · event

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India: In the face of fierce opposition, British Lord William Bentinck carries a regulation declaring that all who abet suttee in India are guilty of culpable homicide.

India: Historical illustration of Lord William Bentinck, who promulgated the December 1829 regulation against sati; the 1895 printed portrait is not a representation of the regulation or enactment.
Historical illustration of Lord William Bentinck, who promulgated the December 1829 regulation against sati; the 1895 printed portrait is not a representation of the regulation or enactment. · Credit: Unknown artist, published in The Land of the Veda (1895) · License: Public domain

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