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title: "Name the Governor General who abolished Sati in 1829."  
description: "Name the Governor General who abolished Sati in 1829."  
author: "Shrikant Mishra"  
published: 2019-04-30  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/52042/name-the-governor-general-who-abolished-sati-in-1829  
category: "history, politics & society"  
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# Name the Governor General who abolished Sati in 1829.

[Name](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/80850/violence-in-the-name-of-racism-in-germany-and-much-more) the [Governor General](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/35008/ancient-monuments-preservation-act-1904-was-passed-during-the-time-of-which-governor-general) who abolished Sati in 1829

## Answers

### Answer by UTKARSHA SINGHROUL

The **practice of Sati was banned by the [Governor-General](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/32970/who-was-the-first-governor-general-of-india) “Lord William Bentinck” in all the jurisdictions of [British India](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/35779/when-british-indian-association-was-founded-in-india) in 1829**. The **law was passed on December 4, 182**9.

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The practice of Sati was done in India among several communities maximally the higher classes of [Hindus](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/33100/which-film-producer-founded-the-hindustan-film-company-in-1917) since the late ancient and medieval era. The **practice was first banned in 1515 in Goa by [Portuguese](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39571/which-was-the-first-european-nation-which-broke-through-the-portuguese-monopoly-in-the-east), and then was in Chinsura by Dutch and in Pondicherry by [French](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34363/which-indian-tennis-player-won-his-maiden-french-open-mixed-doubles-trophy-in-2017)**. However, **during the British era, the Practice of Sati was most commonly in practice in [Bengal](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/359/journey-of-west-bengal-from-no-1-to-no-4) and Rajputana** region. But from **1812, Raja Ram Mohan Roy started a fierce campaign against the Sati practice** because he lost his sister-in-law due to this custom, and for this, he even visited Calcutta and tried to persuade people against this evil custom. Later, **due to fierce [campaigning](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/292/paint-my-city-campaign) and promotion by Raja Ram Mohan Roy and others, the Sati practice was legally banned in all the areas under the Bengal Presidency**. After this regulation, the people who try to practice Sati were **declared guilty of “culpable homicide”**.After all this, the practice of Sati remained legal in the princely states of British India, especially in the Rajputana where it was very common. Later, **Jaipur also banned the practice of Sati in 1846.** \
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Lord William Bentinck has been the **Governor General of India from 1828 to 1835**. His tenure has been famous for the social reforms such as **Abolition of Sati in 1829, Suppression of Thugi, and Suppression of Infanticide**, etc. As a respect, his statue in Calcutta has an inscription which was written **by ‘Lord Macaulay’: ‘He [abolished](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34890/in-what-year-was-slavery-abolished-in-the-united-states) cruel rites; he effaced humiliating distinctions; he gave liberty to the expression of public opinion; his constant study was to elevate the intellectual and moral character of the nations committed to his charge’**.


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