Lakshmana Sena

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Last major Sena ruler before Turkic conquest phase

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

Lakshmana 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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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.

1204-1205

Bakhtiyar Khalji's Conquest of Nadia

Ikhtiyar al-Din Muhammad Bakhtiyar Khalji's capture of Nadia, associated with 1204-1205, marked a major turning point in Bengal's political history. The fall of the Sena capital center and subsequent movement toward Lakhnauti/Gaur shifted the region's ruling structure and opened a new phase of Turkic-led state formation in Bengal.