Ballala Sena

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Sena ruler tied to elite social ordering and royal consolidation

A key historical actor for understanding this transition phase in Bengal.

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Context

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Referenced in relation to major transitions in sovereignty, administration, or resistance politics in Bengal.

Contribution

Ballala Sena played a notable role in Bengal's changing political order and regional power dynamics.

Impact

Helps explain continuity and change across Bengal's medieval-to-early-modern historical arc.

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Appears In Events

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Timeline View

c. 1178-1204

Late Sena Transition Before the 1204 Conquest

The late Sena phase under Lakshmanasena (c. 1178-c. 1205) represents the final major pre-1204 court-centered order in Bengal, ending with his expulsion from Nadia by Bakhtiyar Khalji.