Sena dynasty - wikipedia Sena dynasty Sena Empire সেন সাম্রাজ্য Shen Shamrajjo CE 1070 -- CE 1230 Capital Nabadwip Languages Sanskrit Religion Hinduism Buddhism Government Monarchy King 1070 -- 1096 AD Hemanta Sena 1159 -- 1179 AD Ballala Sena 1225 -- 1230 AD Keshava Sena Historical era Classical India Established CE 1070 Disestablished CE 1230 Preceded by Succeeded by Pala Empire Deva dynasty Part of a series on the History of Bengal Ancient Geopolitical units Pundravardhana Vanga Gangaridai Samatata Anga Suhma Harikela Kamarupa Ancient and Classical dynasties Nanda dynasty Maurya dynasty Gupta dynasty Varman dynasty Gauda dynasty Mallabhum dynasty Khadga dynasty Pala dynasty Chandra dynasty Chola dynasty Sena dynasty Deva dynasty Medieval and Early Modern periods Delhi Sultanate City states Sonargaon Lakhnauti Satgaon Bengal Sultanate Ilyas Shahi dynasty Hussain Shahi dynasty Karrani dynasty Sur Empire Twelve Bhuyan Confederacy Kingdom of Mrauk U Jaintia Kingdom Koch dynasty Kingdom of Tripura Kingdom of Bhurshut Mughal Empire Bengal Subah Burdwan Raj Rajshahi Raj Nadia Raj Bettiah Raj Nawabs of Bengal Zamindars Maratha expeditions in Bengal European colonisation Portuguese Chittagong Dutch Bengal French Bengal Danish Bengal Austrian Bengal British India Company rule Bengal Presidency Bengal famine of 1770 Partition of Bengal ( 1905 ) Bengal famine of 1943 Direct Action Day Indian Mutiny of 1857 British Raj Bengal Renaissance Eastern Bengal and Assam Anti-colonial struggle Partition of Bengal ( 1947 ) East Bengal East Bengali refugees East Pakistan 1964 East Pakistan riots Language Movement Indo - 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The empire at its peak covered much of the north - eastern region of the Indian subcontinent. The rulers of the Sena Dynasty traced their origin to the south Indian region of Karnataka. The dynasty 's founder was Hemanta Sena, who was part of the Pala Empire until it began to weaken. Hemanta Sena usurped power and styled himself king in 1095 AD. His successor Vijaya Sena ( ruled from 1096 AD to 1159 AD ) helped lay the foundations of the dynasty, and had an unusually long reign of over 60 years. Ballala Sena conquered Gaur from the Pala, became the ruler of the Bengal Delta, and made Nabadwip the capital as well. Ballala Sena married Ramadevi a princess of the Western Chalukya Empire which indicates that the Sena rulers maintained close social contact with south India. Lakshmana Sena succeeded Ballala Sena in 1179, ruled Bengal for approximately 20 years, and expanded the Sena Empire to Assam, Odisha, Bihar and probably to Varanasi. In 1203 -- 1204 AD, the Turkic general Bakhtiyar Khalji attacked Nabadwip. Khalji defeated Lakshman Sen and captured northwest Bengal -- although Eastern Bengal remained under Sena control. Contents 1 Origins 2 Inscriptions 3 Society 4 Architecture 5 Literature 6 Legacy 7 The Sena rulers 8 See also 9 References 10 External links Origins The political space after the decline of the Pala power in Bengal was occupied by the Senas whose king Vijayasena succeeded in conquering a large part of Pala territory. The Senas were the supporters of orthodox Hinduism. The dynasty traces its origin to the South, to the Western Chalukya Empire of southern India. Theres is a record of a Western Chalukya invasion during the reign of Someshvara I led by his son Vikramaditya VI who defeated the kings of Gauda and Kamarupa. This invasion of the Kannada ruler brought bodies of his countrymen from Karnataka into Bengal which explains the origin of the Sena Dynasty. The founder of the Sena rule was Samantasena who described himself as a Kshatriya of Karnata ( Karnataka ). He himself stated that he fought the outlaws of Karnata and later turned an ascetic. The inscriptions of the Sena kings mention them as Brahma - Kshatriyas or Kshatriyas. Otherwise, sources have identified them with the Vaidya as well as the Ambashtha caste or sub-caste, considered as a mixed caste, being born of Brahmin father and Vaishya mother, and they married with and were identified with the Bengali Vaidyas ( commonly known as Baidyas in Bengal ) in Vaidya Kula - panjikas ( family - tree accounts ). Sena Dynasty had ruled Bengal for little over a century ( c 1097 -- 1225 ). The emergence of the dynasty, which supplanted the Palas in Bengal towards the close of 11th century A.D., had constituted a significant epoch in the history of ancient India. Taking advantage of the revolt of Samantachakra in Varendra during the reign of Mahipala II, Vijayasena, founder of the Sena dynasty, gradually consolidated his position in western Bengal and ultimately assumed an independent position during the reign of Madanapala. One important aspect of Sena rule in Bengal is that the whole territory of Bengal was brought under a single rule for the first time. It is likely impossible to provide definite information to the question as to how the family entered Bengal. The Sena records also are amazingly silent about this. The Sena kings claim in their own inscriptions that they are Brahma - Kshatriyas. Their remote ancestor was one Virasena, whose name was supposed to have been mentioned in Puranas. The `` Deopara Inscription '' of the Senas also traces the Sena ancestry from Virasena. Since there are no authentic records available still, a keen controversy prevails among scholars regarding origin of the Senas. Like the origin of the Senas, their early history or circumstances, which led them to concentrate in Bengal is also still unknown. It has been presumed by historians that the Senas came to Bengal on the eve of the invading army led by the Chalukya kings Vikramaditya VI and Someswara III. Some scholars have also suggested that when Rajendra Chola 's army had invaded Bengal, the Senas had accompanied them. According to some other historians, a few Karnataka officials, who were subordinate to the Pala kings, had established their independent kingdom in the region of Radha, taking advantage of the weakness of the Pala powers. Those Karnataka chiefs might have arrived in Bengal in wake of the Chalukya invasion and had settled into a kingdom of their own. According to historians Samantasena was such a chief who had established his independent kingdom in the Radha region of Bengal. Samantasena was a scion of the Sena family, who had distinguished himself through various warfares in South India. He had settled in Radha in Bengal, at an old age. He had also laid the foundation of the Sena family in Bengal. His son Hemantasena carved out an important kingdom in Radha, taking advantage of the decline of the Pala Empire. From their base in Radha, the Senas ultimately extended their powers over the whole of Bengal. Inscriptions Edilpur Copperplate A copperplate was found in the Adilpur or Edilpur pargana of Faridpur District in 1838 A.D. and was acquired by the Asiatic Society of Bengal, but now the copperplate is missing from collection. An account of the copperplate was published in the Dacca Review and Epigraphic Indica. The copperplate inscription is written in Sanskrit and in Ganda character, and dated 3rd jyaistha of 1136 samval, or 1079 A.D. In the Asiatic Society 's proceeding for January 1838, an account of the copperplate states that three villages were given to a Brahman in the third year of Keshava Sena. The grant was given with the landlord rights, which include the power of punishing the chandrabhandas or Sundarbans, a race that lived in the forest. The land was granted in the village of Leliya in the Kumaratalaka mandala, which is situated in shatata - padamavati - visaya. The copperplate of Keshava Sena records that the king Vallala Sena carried away, from the enemies, the goddesses of fortune on palanquins ( Shivaka ), which elephant tusk staff supported ; and also states that Vallala Sena 's son, Lakshmana Sena ( 1179 -- 1205 ), erected pillars of victory and sacrificial posts at Varanasi, Allahabad, and Adon Coast of the South Sea. The copperplate also describes the villages with smooth fields growing excellent paddy, the dancing and music in ancient Bengal, and ladies adorned with blooming flowers. The Edilpur copperplate of Keshava Sena records that the king made a grant in favour of Nitipathaka Isvaradeva Sarman for the inscae of the subha - varsha. The Deopara Prashasti is a stone inscription eulogising the Sena kings, particularly Vijaya Sena, composed by the court poet Umapati Dhara. Society The Sena rulers consolidated the caste system in Bengal. Although Bengal borrowed from the caste system of Mithila, caste was not so strong in Bengal as in Mithila. Architecture The Sena dynasty is famous for building Hindu temples and monasteries, which include the renowned Dhakeshwari Temple in what is now Dhaka, Bangladesh. In Kashmir, the dynasty also likely built a temple knows as Sankara Gaureshwara. Literature The Sena rulers were also great patrons of literature. During the Pala dynasty and the Sena dynasty, major growth in Bengali was witnessed. Some Bengali authors believe that Jayadeva, the famous Sanskrit poet and author of Gita Govinda, was one of the Pancharatnas ( five gems ) in the court of Lakshmana Sena. Dhoyin -- himself an eminent court poet of Sena dynasty -- mentions nine gems ( ratna ) in the court of Lakshmana Sena, among whom were : Govardhana Sarana Jayadeva Umapati Dhoyi / Dhoyin Kaviraja Legacy After the Sena dynasty, the Deva dynasty ruled in eastern Bengal. The Deva dynasty was probably the last independent Hindu dynasty of Bengal. The Sena rulers Samanta Sena Hemanta Sena ( 1070 -- 1096 AD ) Vijaya Sena ( 1095 -- 1158 AD ) Ballala Sena ( 1158 -- 1179 AD ) Lakshmana Sena ( 1179 -- 1206 AD ) Vishvarupa Sena ( 1206 -- 1225 AD ) Keshava Sena ( 1225 -- 1230 AD ) See also History of Bengal History of India Edilpur Copperplate References Jump up ^ The History of the Bengali Language by Bijay Chandra Mazumdar p. 50 Jump up ^ Land of Two Rivers : A History of Bengal from the Mahabharata to Mujib by Nitish K. Sengupta p. 51 ^ Jump up to : Ancient India by Ramesh Chandra Majumdar p. 320 ^ Jump up to : The Cambridge Shorter History of India p. 10 Jump up ^ B.P. Sinha in George E. Somers, Dynastic History of Magadha, p. 214, Abhinav Publications, 1977, New Delhi, ISBN 81 - 7017 - 059 - 1 ^ Jump up to : Ronald. B. Inden. Marriage and Rank in Bengali Culture : A History of Caste and Clan in Middle Period Bengal. p. 60. Jump up ^ Reddy. Indian History. p. A234. Jump up ^ D.C. Sircar. Studies in the religious life of ancient and medieval India. p. 216. ^ Jump up to : Sen, Sailendra ( 2013 ). A Textbook of Medieval Indian History. Primus Books. pp. 35 -- 36. ISBN 978 - 9 - 38060 - 734 - 4. Jump up ^ Hunter, William Wilson ( 1875 ), `` A statistical account of Bengal, Volume 1 '', Google Books, Edinburgh : Murry and Gibbs, retrieved 3 October 2009 Jump up ^ Momtazur Rahman Tarafdar, `` Itihas O Aitihasik '', Bangla Academy Dhaka, 1995 Jump up ^ Mitra, Rajendralala ( 1865 ). `` On the Sena Rajas of Bengal ''. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Asiatic Society of Bengal. 34 part 1 ( 3 ) : 141 -- 142. Jump up ^ R.C. Majumdar ( ed. ). The History of Bengal, vol I ( Hindu Period ). Lohanipur. CS1 maint : Extra text : authors list ( link ) Sources Early History of India 3rd and revised edition by Vincent A Smith External links Chowdhury, AM ( 2012 ). `` Sena Dynasty ''. In Islam, Sirajul ; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia : National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh ( Second ed. ). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. 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AD 650 - 1100 ) Advaita Vedanta - Tantra Decline of Buddhism in India 7th century Indo - Sassanids Vakataka dynasty Empire of Harsha Mlechchha dynasty Adivasi ( tribes ) Pandyan Kingdom ( Under Kalabhras ) Pandyan Kingdom ( Revival ) Pallava 8th century Kabul Shahi Pala Empire Pandyan Kingdom Kalachuri 9th century Gurjara - Pratihara Rashtrakuta dynasty Pandyan Kingdom Medieval Cholas Pandyan Kingdom ( Under Cholas ) Chera Perumals of Makkotai 10th century Ghaznavids Pala dynasty Kamboja - Pala dynasty Kalyani Chalukyas Medieval Cholas Pandyan Kingdom ( Under Cholas ) Chera Perumals of Makkotai Rashtrakuta References and sources for table References Jump up ^ Samuel Jump up ^ Samuel Jump up ^ Michaels ( 2004 ) p. 39 Jump up ^ Hiltebeitel ( 2002 ) Jump up ^ Michaels ( 2004 ) p. 39 Jump up ^ Hiltebeitel ( 2002 ) Jump up ^ Micheals ( 2004 ) p. 40 Jump up ^ Michaels ( 2004 ) p. 41 Sources Flood, Gavin D. 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Question: which dynasty described itself as the brahma kshatriya
Answer: Sena