The practice of Sati was abolished in India.

The Bengal Sati Regulation (Regulation XVII) was passed by Lord William Bentinck, the Governor-General of India.

It made the practice of Sati illegal in British India.

Sati, or suttee, was a practice in some Hindu communities.

A recently widowed woman would immolate herself on her husband’s funeral pyre, either voluntarily or by force.

A woman who did this was called a “Sati,” meaning a chaste and devoted wife.

Raja Rammohan Roy campaigned strongly against Sati.

Lord William Bentinck supported him and worked to stop Sati, polygamy, child marriage, and female infanticide.
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