alleryWhich Governor-General promulgated the ban on sati in British India?
ALord Dalhousie
BLord Bentinck
CLord Canning
DLord Cornwallis
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Lord Bentinck
1. The ban of 1829 was made under East India Company rule.
2. It was promulgated by Governor-General Lord William Bentinck.
3. Dalhousie and Canning are linked with the 1856 widow remarriage law.
_Source: Wikipedia, Bengal Sati Regulation, 1829, Lead section_
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