Court Turnover in the Sena Dynasty of Bengal (1178)

Timeline

1. 1178Triveni · West BengalAccording to Sena texts such as the Ari-vamsa-avali, Ballala Sena in his later years entrusted state affairs to his son Lakshmana Sena and retired with the queen near Triveni on the Ganges. Ballala Sena reigned about eighteen years (c. 1160-1178), was known for works such as the Dana-sagara, and his abdication marked the end of the Sena dynasty's first generation of expansionist rulers.
2. 1178–1180Nadia · West BengalLakshmana Sena was already advanced in age at his formal accession, and his youthful military exploits (campaigns against Gauda, Kamrupa, Kalinga, and Kahadaravalanasi) were things of the past. He first used the title 'Lord of Gauda', but inscriptions show independent chiefs everywhere had begun to grow powerful, and royal centralization faced covert erosion.