The first archaeological evidence of the custom of 'Sati' was found in which inscription?
Correct Answer: Eran Inscription
Subject: history
- Allahabad Pillar
- Eran Inscription
- Aihole Inscription
- Girnar Edict
Explanation: • Eran Stone Pillar Inscription of Bhanugupta (510 AD) — Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh
• Records: Goparaja (feudatory of Bhanugupta) died in battle; his devoted wife entered his funeral pyre
• Earliest EPIGRAPHIC (inscriptional) proof of Sati
• Sati abolished by Lord William Bentinck — Regulation XVII, 1829 AD — after Raja Ram Mohan Roy's efforts
• Aihole Inscription (634 AD) — composed by Ravikirti — commemorates Pulakesin II's defeat of Harsha
• Allahabad Pillar — records Samudragupta's conquests (Prayag Prashasti by Harishena)