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Violence against women in Asia
Sati (practice)
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Sati (practice)
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Human sacrifice
Ritual human sacrifice
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Violence against women in Asia
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1664 Aurangzeb forbade the cultivation of narcotics throughout the empire, and in 1664 he issued his first edict forbidding sati or the self-immolation of women on funeral pyres.
Lord William Bentinck been credited for significant social and educational reforms in India including abolishing Sati, suppression of female infanticide and human sacrifices.