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Which of the following governor general was responsible for passing the famous Regulation XVII of 1829 which declared sati illegal and punishable by courts?
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Amherst
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William Bentinck
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Auckland
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John Adam
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Bengal Sati Regulation (Regulation XVII) was passed by the then Governor-General of India, Lord William Bentinck making the practice of Sati illegal in all of British India.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Indian activist Ram Mohan Roy along with other Christian activists made the then Governor General Lord William Bentinck pass the Bengal sati regulation, 1829 which made sati a punishable offense.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sati pratha was made illegal in 1829 by Bengal Sati Regulation of 1829 under Governor Generalship of William Bentinck. Sati is a practice of burying alive the widows of Hindus.
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