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The Sena/Sen dynasty was a Hindu dynasty during the early medieval period on the Indian subcontinent, that ruled from Bengal through the 11th and 12th centuries. [3] 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 India.
They were all adopted sons of a king named Bali, born by a sage named Gautama Dirghatamas, who lived in Magadha close to the city of Girivraja. [13] Bengal from c. 1100 to c. 600 BCE Bengal and kingdoms in Late Vedic Period c. 1100–600 BCE Bengal from c. 600 to c. 350 BCE Bengal and kingdoms in Mahajanapada Period c. 600–350 BCE Bengal in c ...
The following list enumerates Hindu monarchies in chronological order of establishment dates. These monarchies were widespread in South Asia since about 1500 BC, [1] went into slow decline in the medieval times, with most gone by the end of the 17th century, although the last one, the Kingdom of Nepal, dissolved only in the 2008. [2]
The old Sena king, who was then at his dinner, was completely taken by surprise. [2] When Bakhtiyar captured Nadia, Lakshmana Sena withdrew to southeastern Bengal, where his sons continued the rule of Senas for the some time. [2] The detailed account of this invasion is given in Tabaqat-i-Nasiri. [7]
Rajyapala, who was the crown prince and de facto ruler of the empire in the last years of his father's 53-year long reign. He probably died before his father. Vittapala, under whose supervision Bhima was kept after being imprisoned. Kumarapala, who succeeded his father as king. Madanapala, who was the last confirmed
Bengal re-installed Chakrayudha as the King of Kannauj and its vassal. After the death of Dhruva in 793, the Rashtrakuta Empire fell into a war of succession. In the Gurjara Empire, the son of Vatsaraja, Nagabhata II , seeking revenge and taking advantage of the succession crisis in the Rashtrakuta Empire, invaded Kannauj and defeated ...
The Pāla Empire (r. 750–1161 CE) [1] [2] was an imperial power during the post-classical period in the Indian subcontinent, [16] which originated in the region of Bengal.It is named after its ruling dynasty, whose rulers bore names ending with the suffix Pāla ("protector" in Sanskrit).
Contemporary Babylonian texts use the word sindhu (meaning "Indian") for linen, as with Greek texts that use the word sindon for the same. [1] The term Hodu in Esther 1:1 is a biblical name of India, which is derived from the word Hindu, referring to the inhabitants of the Sindhu River of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. [2]