# Ram Mohan Roy - Reformer

URL: https://allhistories.com/hinduism/rulers/ram-mohan-roy
Lifetime: 1772 – 1833
Born-Died: 1772 - 1833
Dynasty or school: Reformers
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raja_Ram_Mohan_Roy

Bengali reformer who founded the Brahmo Sabha and opposed sati, idol worship and polytheism. He supported English-language education and translated the Upanishads, and is often called a founder of the Bengal Renaissance.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Tyagaraja](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/rulers/tyagaraja)
- Next in list: [Swaminarayan](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/rulers/swaminarayan)

## Timeline events during this reign or lifetime
- 1776 - [A Code of Gentoo Laws Published](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1776-a-code-of-gentoo-laws-published)
- 1780 - [Ahilyabai Holkar Restores Temples](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1780-ahilyabai-holkar-restores-temples)
- 1784 - [Asiatic Society Founded in Calcutta](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1784-asiatic-society-founded-in-calcutta)
- 1785 - [Wilkins Translates the Bhagavad Gita](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1785-wilkins-translates-the-bhagavad-gita)
- 1786 - [William Jones on Sanskrit's Affinity](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1786-william-jones-on-sanskrit-s-affinity)
- 1792 - [Charles Grant Writes on Indian Society](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1792-charles-grant-writes-on-indian-society)
- 1794 - [Jones's Translation of the Laws of Manu](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1794-jones-s-translation-of-the-laws-of-manu)
- 1800 - [Fort William College Founded at Calcutta](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1800-fort-william-college-founded-at-calcutta)
- 1801 - [Ranjit Singh Proclaimed Maharaja](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1801-ranjit-singh-proclaimed-maharaja)
- 1813 - [Charter Act Opens India to Missionaries](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1813-charter-act-opens-india-to-missionaries)
- 1814 - [Raffles Surveys Javanese Hindu Monuments](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1814-raffles-surveys-javanese-hindu-monuments)
- 1817 - [Hindu College Founded in Calcutta](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1817-hindu-college-founded-in-calcutta)
- 1818 - [End of the Peshwa Rule](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1818-end-of-the-peshwa-rule)
- 1820 - [Haridwar Kumbh Mela Under the Company](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1820-haridwar-kumbh-mela-under-the-company)
- 1826 - [Swaminarayan Writes the Shikshapatri](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1826-swaminarayan-writes-the-shikshapatri)
- 1828 - [Derozio and Young Bengal](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1828-derozio-and-young-bengal)
- 1828 - [Brahmo Sabha Founded by Ram Mohan Roy](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1828-brahmo-sabha-founded-by-ram-mohan-roy)
- 1829 - [Abolition of Sati in Bengal](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1829-abolition-of-sati-in-bengal)
- 1830 - [Dharma Sabha Opposes the Sati Ban](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1830-dharma-sabha-opposes-the-sati-ban)