Q. Who among the following Mughal rulers took measures against the practice of “Sati”?
Answer: Akbar
Notes: Mughal emperor Akbar is against sati. He had allowed Sati to take place only if the wife willingly wanted to follow it. But many times woman were forced to commit Sati or pushed into funeral pyre by her own relatives and this was against the law. Akbar banned “forced” Sati after the incident with his wife's cousin Rani Damayenti.

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