social reformer
Lord William Bentinck
Lord William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck
1774–1839
Also known as: William Bentinck, Bentinck
How Lord William Bentinck is discussed in this archive
Referenced in 1 other work — including Ramtanu Lahiri O Tatkalin Bangosamaj .
In Ramtanu Lahiri O Tatkalin Bangosamaj : Bentinck's 4 December 1829 regulation abolishing suttee is the third current of the watershed era — Sastri quotes the regulation verbatim and treats it as the moment Ram Mohan Roy's campaign was translated into colonial law.
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Primary works (1)
- Ramtanu Lahiri O Tatkalin Bangosamaj · 1904
- "Lord William Bentinck's abolition of suttee by regulation on 4 December 1829" — the legislative culmination of the anti-suttee campaign — colonial law catching up with Roy's reform
- "Lord Bentinck's suttee abolition regulation of 4 December 1829 is quoted verbatim" — Sastri reproduces the regulation in full — treats it as a foundational document of the Bengal Renaissance