Epigraphia Carnatica mentions Debakke, a widow in 11th century, who did not listen to her parents’ plea to not become a Sati. Muktabai, the daughter of the great queen Ahilyabai, became a Sati in 1792 despite repeated pleas and requests from her Mother to not to take such a step. Jean Baptiste Tavernier writes about a widow of 22 yr old who went to the governor of Patna to obtain permission for Sati and how she held her hand in the flame of a torch till it was burnt completely to convince the officer that she was not afraid of fire. Ibn Batuta writes in his Rihla about how he fainted on seeing the unbelievable courage of a widow who smilingly embraced the devouring flames of the funeral fire. (Page 191). Similar accounts have been mentioned by Bernier, Pietro della Valle, Mustaqi and many others.