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Which practice did Portuguese rulers abolish in Goa?

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In the territory of Goa, Portuguese rulers abolished the rite of suttee (also known as sati), which was the practice of immolating widows on their husbands' funeral pyres. While colonial administrators generally left the customs and constitutions of local village communities untouched, this specific practice was an exception to that policy.123