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2. Bengal Sati Regulation, 1829 - Wikipedia

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   Source: [11] A regulation for declaring the practice of sati, or of burning or burying alive the widows of Hindus, illegal, and punishable by the criminal courts, passed by the governor-general in council on 4 December 1829, corresponding with the 20th Aughun 1236 Bengal era; the 23rd Aughun 1237 Fasli; the 21st Aughun 1237 Vilayati; the 8th Aughun 1886 Samavat; and the 6th Jamadi-us-Sani 1245 ...

3. 1829 in India - Wikipedia

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   Upload file; Search. Search. Appearance. ... Measures against Thuggee and sati ... Bengal Sati Regulation, 1829; References This page was last edited on 21 August ...

4. Lord William Bentinck - Wikipedia

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   Lieutenant General Lord William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck GCB GCH PC (14 September 1774 – 17 June 1839), known as Lord William Bentinck, was a British military commander and politician who served as the governor of Fort William (Bengal) from 1828 to 1834 and the first governor-general of India from 1834 to 1835.

5. Sati (practice) - Wikipedia

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   The Prevention of Sati Act makes it illegal to support, glorify or attempt to die by sati. Support of sati, including coercing or forcing someone to die by sati, can be punished by death penalty or life imprisonment, while glorifying sati is punishable with one to seven years in prison. Enforcement of these measures is not always consistent. [142]

6. File:List of inscriptions on tombs or monuments in Bengal.pdf

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7. Mitākṣarā - Wikipedia

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   Colebrooke did the first translation of the Mitākṣarā in 1810 because there was an immediate need in the British courts for the "law" (or as close as they could get to the law) regarding inheritance that already existed among the people of India. W. Macnaghten did the second translation, dealing with procedure, in 1829.

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9. Category:Widowhood in India - Wikipedia

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