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The
Sena dynasty (
Bengali সেন
Shen) ruled
Bengal through the
11th and
12th centuries. They were called Brahma-Kshatriyas and Karnata-Kshatriyas.
The dynasty's founder was
Hemanta Sen, who was part of the
Pala Dynasty until their empire began to weaken. He usurped power and styled himself king in 1095 AD. His successor
Vijay Sen (ruled from 1096 AD to 1159 AD) helped lay the foundations of the dynasty, and had an unusually long reign of over 60 years.
Ballal Sena conquered
Gour from the
Pala and expanded his empire.
Lakshman Sen succeeded
Ballal Sen in 1179 and ruled Bengal from Nabadwip for approximately 20 years. It was during the rule of
Lakshman Sen that the caste system was introduced.
In 1203-1204 AD, the Turkish general
Muhammed Bakhtiyar Khilji attacked Nabadwip. Though he defeated
Lakshman Sen, but failed to conquer Bengal.
The Sena rulers were Hindus. During this period, there Buddhism that had dominated Bengal for centuries was in decline due to the loss of its institutions at Nalanada, Vikramshila etc.
(see
Islam in Bangladesh). The dynasty is famous for building Hindu temples and monasteries including the famous
Dhakeshwari Temple in
Dhaka,
Bangladesh. The
Sena Dynasty was also a great patrons of literature. During the rule of
Pala Dynasty and
Sena Dynasty, major growth of
Bengali was witnessed. The famous poet of Bengal,
Jaideva, was one of the
Pancharatnas (meaning 5 gems) in the court of
Lakshman Sen. The
Gita Govinda, one of the finest literary works in Sanskrit, was composed by
Jaideva.
After the
Sena Dynasty, the
Deva Dynasty, ruled in eastern part of Bengal. The
Deva Dynasty was probably the last independent
Hindu dynasty of Bengal.
The Sen rulers
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