Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, 1856
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:action
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| gptkbp:allows |
remarriage of Hindu widows
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
gptkb:British_India
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| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
1856
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| gptkbp:didNotApplyTo |
gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Muslims gptkb:Parsis |
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:British_Parliament
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, 1856
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Ishwar_Chandra_Vidyasagar
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| gptkbp:introduced |
gptkb:Lord_Dalhousie
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| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Bengali
gptkb:Hindi English |
| gptkbp:purpose |
legalize remarriage of Hindu widows
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| gptkbp:receivedAssent |
gptkb:Lord_Canning
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| gptkbp:repealedBy |
gptkb:Act_24_of_1983
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| gptkbp:shortName |
gptkb:Act_XV_of_1856
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| gptkbp:significance |
first major social reform law in colonial India
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| gptkbp:status |
repealed
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| gptkbp:subject |
gptkb:Hindu_personal_law
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Widow_Remarriage_Act
gptkb:An_Act_to_remove_all_Legal_Obstacles_to_the_Marriage_of_Hindu_Widows gptkb:Vidyasagar gptkb:Widow_Marriage_Association gptkb:Widow_remarriage_movement |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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