William Bentinck

Standard Name: Bentinck, William

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7 December 1829

The Governor General of India, Lord William Bentinck , officially outlawed the practice of sati or suttee, the self-immolation of a Hindu widow at her husband's funeral, generally by burning.
Mani, Lata. Contentious Traditions: The Debate on Sati in Colonial India. University of California Press, 1998.
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