Who gave Ram Mohan Roy the title of ‘Raja’?
(A) Lord William Bentinck
(B) Akbar-II
(C) The followers of Brahmo Samaj
(D) Intellectuals who opposed Sati Practice
Correct Answer : Akbar-II
Question Asked : UPPCS (Pre) 2012
The title ‘Raja’ was awarded to Ram Mohan Roy by the then Mughal emperor Akbar-II in 1830. Ram Mohan Roy traveled to the United Kingdom as an ambassador of the Mughal emperor to plead for his pension and allowances. Raja Ram Mohan Roy passed away on September 27, 1833, at Stapleton near Bristol due to meningitis.
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