The practice of Sati was abolished in the year ________.
1829
The inhuman custom of Sati, where a widow was forced to immolate herself on her husband's funeral pyre, was formally abolished in the Bengal Presidency in 1829 through the Bengal Sati Regulation, enacted under Governor-General Lord William Bentinck with the support of social reformer Raja Ram Mohan Roy.
Important Questions from History
Self-Government or 'Swaraj' as the ultimate goal of the Indian National Congress - this declaration was made by Dadabhai Naoroji in which of the following sessions of the INC?
Which of the following is a famous folk dance of Bihar?
The thickness of the continental crust beneath the Central Himalayas is of the order of _____, marking the end of volcanic activity in the region.
The book 'Poverty and Un-British Rule in India' was written by ________.
Which Act was passed by the British Parliament in the year 1773 AD to regulate the activities of the East India Company?
