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The practice of Sati was outlawed in 1829 by which one of the following promulgated Regulations?<\/p>\n

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The practice of Sati was outlawed in 1829 by Regulation XVII.<\/section>\n
Lord William Bentinck, the Governor-General of Bengal, took steps to abolish the practice of Sati (widow burning) in British India. He enacted Regulation XVII in December 1829, which declared Sati illegal and punishable by criminal courts.<\/section>\n
This social reform was influenced by the efforts of Indian reformers like Raja Ram Mohan Roy. The regulation was initially applicable to the Bengal Presidency and was later extended to the Madras and Bombay Presidencies in 1830.<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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