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Sena Dynasty of Bengal (1130s)

Type Event Region South Asia Time 1131–1140

In the 1130s the Sena dynasty ruled Bengal and eastern Bihar, imposing a Hindu Brahmin order amid the coexistence of Sanskrit culture and Buddhist tr…

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  1. 1131–1133Nadia · West BengalIn his later years Ballala Sena continued to promote Sanskrit literature and the institutionalization of Hindu ritual, and the Sena court became an important center of Bengal's cultural revival.
  2. 1134–1138Eastern Bihar region · BiharAfter Lakshmana Sena succeeded to the throne he integrated eastern Bihar and the Bengal heartland, strengthening royal penetration of local society through Brahmin land grants and temple construction.
  3. 1136–1140Ganges delta · Ganges deltaThe Sena dynasty managed the delta's agricultural economy through local administrators and networks of religious endowments, maintaining control over trade routes and irrigation systems as the kingdom approached its zenith.

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