Sena's dynasty

Sena's dynasty:

-Founded by Hemanta Sen.

-His successor Vijay Sena (ruled from 1096 AD to 1159 AD)

-Ballal Sena conquered Gaur from the Pala, became the ruler of the Bengal Delta, and made Nabadwip the capital.

-Lakshman Sen succeeded Ballal Sena in 1179.

-In 1203-1204 AD, the Turkic general Bakhtiyar Khilji attacked Nabadwip and defeated Lakshman Sen.

-During Sena's period, Buddhism, which had dominated Bengal for centuries, was in decline, due to the loss of Buddhist institutions at Nalanda University and Vikramshila University.

-The sena rulers were originally from karnataka and were kannada speaking this is evident from deopara inscription.