SENAS

SENAS

After the Palas, the Senas established an empire in Benge The earliest member of the Sena dynasty was Samanta Sen The greatest ruler of this dynasty was his grandsc Vijayasena. The entire Bengal was united under his rul Vijayasena may be called the real founder of the Ser dynasty. He ruled for about 70 years. 'ijayasena was
devotee of Siva. The poet, Umapatidhara, lived at his coq and composed the famous peopara-prasesti. By the time 4 Lakshmanasena's reign thl kingdom began to disintegral due to internal disruptions. The Muslim ruler, Muhanuna Bakhtyar Khalji, attacked its capital, Nadia, and occupie it. Though Lakshmanasena escaped from there, he could ne regain his lost prestige. He died around AD 1205. Soon tt, dynasty broke up I and gave way to the Devas.