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The custom of 'Sati' was banned through legislation in the year

  1. A
    1795
  2. B
    1800
  3. C
    1829
  4. D
    1858

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The practice of Sati was formally banned and declared illegal and punishable by law through the Bengal Sati Regulation passed on December 4, 1829, by the Governor-General Lord William Bentinck, with crucial support from reformer Raja Ram Mohan Roy.

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The custom of 'Sati' was banned through legislation in the year
A
1795
B
1800
C
1829
D
1858

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