The end of 1829 AD, according to the 17th rule, burning widows was declared a crime. At first this rule came into force in the Bengal Presidency, but later around 1830, it was also implemented in Bombay and Madras.
Researchers believe that this practice was prevalent in the Muslim period, when Muslim invaders looted women and took them to Arabia, or after the kings were killed, their queens used to perform the ritual of Jauhar, that is, either jump in the well or in the fire. She used to jump and die.
When foreign Muslim attackers started terrorizing India and abducted and abused women after killing the men, many women thought it better to give up their lives, rather coming to their hands. At that time, Chhatriya or Rajput areas of Sindh, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan etc. were being attacked by Islamic invaders in India.
When Alauddin Khilji massacred Chittor to get Padmavati, at that time, Padmavati did a collective johar with all the Rajput widows in order to save their honor. To remember this sacrifice of women, temples were built at the place and those women came to be called Sati. Since then, respect for Sati increased and the practice of Sati came into vogue. The circumstances and the intentions of greed were responsible for this practice, not religion.
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