Sena dynasty

Sena dynasty was a state in Bengal, Odisha and the northeast (South Asia) that lasted from c. 1070 to 1230 CE, about 160 years. Its people spoke Indo-Aryan languages (Vedic, Sanskrit, Prakrit, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Sinhala).

Rulers from Karnataka who replaced the Palas and backed Brahmanical Hinduism. Lakshmana Sena fled Nabadwip when Bakhtiyar Khalji's cavalry rode in around 1204, and his heirs held east Bengal a few decades longer.

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Facts

Dates

c. 1070 to 1230 CE

Duration

160 years

Type

State

Region

Bengal, Odisha and the northeast, South Asia

Language family

Indo-Aryan

Capital

Nabadwip, Lakhnauti

Came from

• Pala Empire c. 750 to 1161 CE

Became

• Bengal Sultanate 1352 to 1576 CE

Events in South Asia during its time

• 1192 Second Battle of Tarain
• 1193 Nalanda sacked

Neighbours in South Asia

• Chola Empire 848 to 1279 CE
• Ahom Kingdom 1228 to 1826 CE
• Pala Empire c. 750 to 1161 CE
• Delhi Sultanate 1206 to 1526 CE
• Hoysala Empire c. 1026 to 1343 CE
• Western Chalukyas 973 to 1189 CE
• Ghaznavid Empire 977 to 1186 CE
• Kakatiya dynasty 1163 to 1323 CE
• Seuna Yadava dynasty 1187 to 1317 CE
• Pandya dynasty (second empire) c. 1216 to 1345 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia
• Abbasid Caliphate 750 to 1258 CE, Middle East
• Kievan Rus 882 to 1240 CE, Europe

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