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Dayabhaga

Hindu law

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sati

  • Sati (suttee)
    In sati: History

    … was indirectly due to the Dayabhaga system of law (c. 1100), which prevailed in Bengal and gave inheritance to widows. Such women were encouraged to commit sati in order to make their inheritance available to their relatives. In Rajasthan state, among the Marwari people, women who immolated themselves on their…

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