Who was the Governor General of India when "Sati Pratha” was abolished?

Lord William Bentinck

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Lord William Bentinck

Bengal Sati Regulation, 1829. 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. Governor-General of India, Lord William Bentinck, in Council, Calcutta.

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