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	'''Lakshmana Sena''' (~~{{lang-bn\|লক্ষ্মণ সেন}};~~ reign: 1178–1206), also called '''~~Ariraj-Madan-Shankara Parama-Narasinha Gaudeshwar~~ Lakshman Sen''' ~~({{lang-bn\|অরিরাজ-মদনশঙ্কর পরমনরসিংহ গৌড়েশ্বর লক্ষ্মণ সেন}})~~ modern vernaculars, was the ruler from the [[Sena dynasty]] of the [[Bengal]] region on the [[Indian subcontinent]]. His rule lasted for 28 years; and extended to much of the eastern regions of the Indian subcontinent, notably [[Bengal~~]],~~ [[Bihar]]~~, Kamrup ([[Assam]]), Kalinga ([[Orissa]]), [[Varanasi\|Kashi]], [[Kanauj]] and [[Delhi]]~~.<ref>https://bn.m.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE:%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87_%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%80_(%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A4)_-_%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9E%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%A8_%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8.pdf/%E0%A7%A8%E0%A7%AD</ref> He brutally slaughtered the Khilji raiders and successfully resisted the invasion of [[Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khilji]] ~~in Bengal~~.<ref name="sen">{{Cite book \|last=Sen \|first=Sailendra \|title=A Textbook of Medieval Indian History \|publisher=Primus Books \|year=2013 \|isbn=978-9-38060-734-4 \|pages=35–36}}</ref>		'''Lakshmana Sena''' (reign: 1178–1206), also called '''Lakshman Sen''' in modern vernaculars, was the ruler from the [[Sena dynasty]] of the [[Bengal]] region on the [[Indian subcontinent]]. His rule lasted for 28 years; and extended to much of the eastern regions of the Indian subcontinent, notably Bengal and [[Bihar]] regions. His reign ended with the invasion of [[Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khilji]].<ref name="sen">{{Cite book \|last=Sen \|first=Sailendra \|title=A Textbook of Medieval Indian History \|publisher=Primus Books \|year=2013 \|isbn=978-9-38060-734-4 \|pages=35–36}}</ref>

	Lakshmana Sena succeeded his father [[Ballala Sena]]. The history of his reign can be reconstructed from the [[Epigraphy\|epigraphs]] of his time so far discovered. Besides the writings of [[Umapati Dhar]], Sharan and the book ''Tabaqt-i-Nasiri'' is helpful for collecting information about him. He defeated King Jayachandra. The capital city of his kingdom was at Bikrampur. He was interested in literature and wrote due part of ''Adbhuta Sagara'', a book incompletely written by his father.<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Misra\|first1=Chitta Ranjan\|title=Laksmanasena\|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Laksmanasena\|website=[[Banglapedia]]\|publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]\|accessdate=6 August 2015}}</ref>		Lakshmana Sena succeeded his father [[Ballala Sena]]. The history of his reign can be reconstructed from the [[Epigraphy\|epigraphs]] of his time so far discovered. Besides the writings of [[Umapati Dhar]], Sharan and the book ''[[Tabaqat-i Nasiri\|Tabaqt-i-Nasiri]]'' is helpful for collecting information about him. He defeated King Jayachandra. The capital city of his kingdom was at [[Bikrampur]]. He was interested in literature and wrote due part of ''Adbhuta Sagara'', a book incompletely written by his father.<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Misra\|first1=Chitta Ranjan\|title=Laksmanasena\|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Laksmanasena\|website=[[Banglapedia]]\|publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]\|accessdate=6 August 2015}}</ref>

	~~==Military expansion==~~		He established a calendar era called [[Lakshmana Era]] that was used in Bengal and Bihar for at least 400 years.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal\|last=F.\|first=Kielhorn\|date=1890\|title=The Epoch of the Lakshmanasena Era\|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924079325605&view=1up&seq=13\|journal=The Indian Antiquary, A Journal of Oriental Research\|volume=XIX}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite journal\|last=Sarkar\|first=Anil Kumar\|date=October 2013\|title=History of Bengal as Reflected in the Tabaqat-i-Nasiri of Minhaj Uddin us Siraj\|url=http://journals.mindamas.com/index.php/tawarikh/article/view/562\|journal=TAWARIKH: International Journal for Historical Studies\|volume=5\|pages=31}}</ref> He also founded the prominent medieval city of [[Gauḍa (city)\|Lakhnauti]].<ref name=":1" />

	~~===Conquest of Kamrup===~~
	Lakshman Sen invaded Kamrup at a very young age as the commander of his grandfather King [[Vijay Sen]]. Frightened by Lakshman's attack, the king of Kamrup was forced to submit. It is thought that Vijayasena expelled the ruler of Kamrup. Later, King Lakshman Sen completely conquered the kingdom of Kamrup.<ref>'Brihat Banga', Dinesh Chandra Sen</ref>

	~~===Conquest of Kalinga===~~
	According to Lakshman Sen's [[Bhawal]] and [[Madhainagar]] ([[Maldah]]) inscriptions that Lakshman Sen conducted the Kalinga state expedition in his youth. Later the Kalinga state came under the control of the Sena Empire. <ref>{{Cite journal\|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/44143337\|jstor = 44143337\|title = Some Aspects of the Village in Ancient Bengal : Size and Periphery\|last1 = Chattopadhyay\|first1 = Annapurna\|journal = Proceedings of the Indian History Congress\|year = 1994\|volume = 55\|pages = 108–114}}</ref>

	~~===Conquest of Gaya and Kanauj===~~
	[[Vijay Sen]] had earlier sailed to Garhwal in northern India. During the Sena rule, the relations of the Sena with the Garhwal kings were not good and were competitive. Lakshman Sen defeated the Garhwal king Jayachandra Singh and annexed the region from Gaya to [[Kanauj]].

	~~===Expulsion of Khilji===~~
	According to the poets of Sena royal court, [[Sharana]] and [[Umapatidhara]] shlokas, ''Marankamalladeva'' Lakshman Sen fought with ''Mlecchnarendra'' [[Bakhtiyar Khilji]] (probably an arrow war) so that Bakhtiyar lost his weapon and shouted ''Hathiyar Hathiyar''. Bakhtiyar was then defeated by Gaudeshwara and fled to Bihar and Lakshman Sen regained his kingdom. <ref>"Bangalir Itihas", NR Roy, pp-407</ref> Thus Lakshman Sen is the first king of [[India]] that successfully defeated and resisted [[Turkic peoples\|Turkic]] invasion.

	~~==Religious policy==~~
	King Lakshman Sen was a devout [[Vaishnava]]. He was the devotee of Lord [[Nrisimha]], the fourth incarnation of [[Lord Vishnu]]. His royal titles were "Parama-Vaishnava", "Parama-Narasinha" and "Ariraj-Madhavashankara". In his royal court, the great poet [[Jayadeva]] composed the famous [[Vaishnava]] ''padavali'' [[Gitagovinda]]. The royal symbol of the Sen dynasty was Ugramadhava and the Sena army's war cry was "Radhamadhaboyobarjayanti".

	~~==Lakshmanabda==~~
	He established [[Lakshmana Era~~\|a new calendar era~~]]~~, named '''Lakshmanabda''' (লক্ষনাব্দ)~~ that was used in Bengal and Bihar for at least 400 years.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal\|last=F.\|first=Kielhorn\|date=1890\|title=The Epoch of the Lakshmanasena Era\|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924079325605&view=1up&seq=13\|journal=The Indian Antiquary, A Journal of Oriental Research\|volume=XIX}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite journal\|last=Sarkar\|first=Anil Kumar\|date=October 2013\|title=History of Bengal as Reflected in the Tabaqat-i-Nasiri of Minhaj Uddin us Siraj\|url=http://journals.mindamas.com/index.php/tawarikh/article/view/562\|journal=TAWARIKH: International Journal for Historical Studies\|volume=5\|pages=31}}</ref> He also founded the prominent medieval city of [[Gauḍa (city)\|Lakhnauti]].<ref name=":1" />

	~~==Poet Jayadeva==~~
	The famous Sanskrit poet of 12th century, [[Jayadeva]] was a poet in Lakshmana Sena's court. He composed the '[[Gitagovinda]]' which described the romance of Radha and Krishna.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Siegel\|first=Lee\|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1124550795\|title=Gita Govinda\|date=2017\|isbn=978-0-8147-4079-8\|location=New York\|pages=xxvii - xxxi\|oclc=1124550795}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==

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	'''Lakshmana Sena''' ({{lang-bn\|লক্ষ্মণ সেন}}; reign: 1178–1206), also called '''Lakshman Sen''' in modern vernaculars, was the ruler from the [[Sena dynasty]] of the [[Bengal]] region on the [[Indian subcontinent]]. His rule lasted for 28 years; and extended to much of the eastern regions of the Indian subcontinent, notably Bengal and [[~~Bihar~~]] ~~regions~~. ~~His reign ended with~~ the invasion of [[Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khilji]].<ref name="sen">{{Cite book \|last=Sen \|first=Sailendra \|title=A Textbook of Medieval Indian History \|publisher=Primus Books \|year=2013 \|isbn=978-9-38060-734-4 \|pages=35–36}}</ref>		'''Lakshmana Sena''' ({{lang-bn\|লক্ষ্মণ সেন}}; reign: 1178–1206), also called '''Ariraj-Madan-Shankara Parama-Narasinha Gaudeshwar Lakshman Sen''' ({{lang-bn\|অরিরাজ-মদনশঙ্কর পরমনরসিংহ গৌড়েশ্বর লক্ষ্মণ সেন}}) modern vernaculars, was the ruler from the [[Sena dynasty]] of the [[Bengal]] region on the [[Indian subcontinent]]. His rule lasted for 28 years; and extended to much of the eastern regions of the Indian subcontinent, notably [[Bengal]], [[Bihar]], Kamrup ([[Assam]]), Kalinga ([[Orissa]]), [[Varanasi\|Kashi]], [[Kanauj]] and [[Delhi]].<ref>https://bn.m.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE:%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87_%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%80_(%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A4)_-_%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9E%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%A8_%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8.pdf/%E0%A7%A8%E0%A7%AD</ref> He brutally slaughtered the Khilji raiders and successfully resisted the invasion of [[Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khilji]] in Bengal.<ref name="sen">{{Cite book \|last=Sen \|first=Sailendra \|title=A Textbook of Medieval Indian History \|publisher=Primus Books \|year=2013 \|isbn=978-9-38060-734-4 \|pages=35–36}}</ref>

	Lakshmana Sena succeeded his father [[Ballala Sena]]. The history of his reign can be reconstructed from the [[Epigraphy\|epigraphs]] of his time so far discovered. Besides the writings of [[Umapati Dhar]], Sharan and the book ''Tabaqt-i-Nasiri'' is helpful for collecting information about him. He defeated King Jayachandra. The capital city of his kingdom was at Bikrampur. He was interested in literature and wrote due part of ''Adbhuta Sagara'', a book incompletely written by his father.<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Misra\|first1=Chitta Ranjan\|title=Laksmanasena\|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Laksmanasena\|website=[[Banglapedia]]\|publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]\|accessdate=6 August 2015}}</ref>		Lakshmana Sena succeeded his father [[Ballala Sena]]. The history of his reign can be reconstructed from the [[Epigraphy\|epigraphs]] of his time so far discovered. Besides the writings of [[Umapati Dhar]], Sharan and the book ''Tabaqt-i-Nasiri'' is helpful for collecting information about him. He defeated King Jayachandra. The capital city of his kingdom was at Bikrampur. He was interested in literature and wrote due part of ''Adbhuta Sagara'', a book incompletely written by his father.<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Misra\|first1=Chitta Ranjan\|title=Laksmanasena\|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Laksmanasena\|website=[[Banglapedia]]\|publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]\|accessdate=6 August 2015}}</ref>

	~~He established [[Lakshmana Era\|a new calendar era]] that was used in Bengal and Bihar for at least 400 years.<ref name~~=~~":0">{{Cite journal\|last~~=~~F.\|first~~=~~Kielhorn\|date~~=1890\|title=The Epoch of the Lakshmanasena Era\|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924079325605&view=1up&seq=13\|journal=The Indian Antiquary, A Journal of Oriental Research\|volume=XIX}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite journal\|last=Sarkar\|first=Anil Kumar\|date=October 2013\|title=History of Bengal as Reflected in the Tabaqat-i-Nasiri of Minhaj Uddin us Siraj\|url=http://journals.mindamas.com/index.php/tawarikh/article/view/562\|journal=TAWARIKH: International Journal for Historical Studies\|volume=5\|pages=31}}</ref> He also founded the prominent medieval city of [[Gauḍa (city)\|Lakhnauti]].<ref name=":1" />		==Military expansion==

	~~Historians generally believe~~ [[~~Jayadeva~~]] was ~~a poet~~ in ~~Lakshmana~~ Sena's court, ~~though this fact has been~~ [[Jayadeva ~~birth controversy~~\|~~contested~~]], ~~especially by the scholars~~ and ~~laypeople~~ of ~~Orissa~~, ~~who claim~~ the poet ~~as one~~ of ~~their own~~.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Siegel\|first=Lee\|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1124550795\|title=Gita Govinda\|date=2017\|isbn=978-0-8147-4079-8\|location=New York\|pages=xxvii - xxxi\|oclc=1124550795}}</ref> ~~He is said to be one of the five jewels (''pancharatnas'') of Lakshmana Sena's court.~~		===Conquest of Kamrup===
			Lakshman Sen invaded Kamrup at a very young age as the commander of his grandfather King [[Vijay Sen]]. Frightened by Lakshman's attack, the king of Kamrup was forced to submit. It is thought that Vijayasena expelled the ruler of Kamrup. Later, King Lakshman Sen completely conquered the kingdom of Kamrup.<ref>'Brihat Banga', Dinesh Chandra Sen</ref>

			===Conquest of Kalinga===
			According to Lakshman Sen's [[Bhawal]] and [[Madhainagar]] ([[Maldah]]) inscriptions that Lakshman Sen conducted the Kalinga state expedition in his youth. Later the Kalinga state came under the control of the Sena Empire. <ref>{{Cite journal\|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/44143337\|jstor = 44143337\|title = Some Aspects of the Village in Ancient Bengal : Size and Periphery\|last1 = Chattopadhyay\|first1 = Annapurna\|journal = Proceedings of the Indian History Congress\|year = 1994\|volume = 55\|pages = 108–114}}</ref>

			===Conquest of Gaya and Kanauj===
			[[Vijay Sen]] had earlier sailed to Garhwal in northern India. During the Sena rule, the relations of the Sena with the Garhwal kings were not good and were competitive. Lakshman Sen defeated the Garhwal king Jayachandra Singh and annexed the region from Gaya to [[Kanauj]].

			===Expulsion of Khilji===
			According to the poets of Sena royal court, [[Sharana]] and [[Umapatidhara]] shlokas, ''Marankamalladeva'' Lakshman Sen fought with ''Mlecchnarendra'' [[Bakhtiyar Khilji]] (probably an arrow war) so that Bakhtiyar lost his weapon and shouted ''Hathiyar Hathiyar''. Bakhtiyar was then defeated by Gaudeshwara and fled to Bihar and Lakshman Sen regained his kingdom. <ref>"Bangalir Itihas", NR Roy, pp-407</ref> Thus Lakshman Sen is the first king of [[India]] that successfully defeated and resisted [[Turkic peoples\|Turkic]] invasion.

			==Religious policy==
			King Lakshman Sen was a devout [[Vaishnava]]. He was the devotee of Lord [[Nrisimha]], the fourth incarnation of [[Lord Vishnu]]. His royal titles were "Parama-Vaishnava", "Parama-Narasinha" and "Ariraj-Madhavashankara". In his royal court, the great poet [[Jayadeva]] composed the famous [[Vaishnava]] ''padavali'' [[Gitagovinda]]. The royal symbol of the Sen dynasty was Ugramadhava and the Sena army's war cry was "Radhamadhaboyobarjayanti".

			==Lakshmanabda==
			He established [[Lakshmana Era\|a new calendar era]], named '''Lakshmanabda''' (লক্ষনাব্দ) that was used in Bengal and Bihar for at least 400 years.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal\|last=F.\|first=Kielhorn\|date=1890\|title=The Epoch of the Lakshmanasena Era\|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924079325605&view=1up&seq=13\|journal=The Indian Antiquary, A Journal of Oriental Research\|volume=XIX}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite journal\|last=Sarkar\|first=Anil Kumar\|date=October 2013\|title=History of Bengal as Reflected in the Tabaqat-i-Nasiri of Minhaj Uddin us Siraj\|url=http://journals.mindamas.com/index.php/tawarikh/article/view/562\|journal=TAWARIKH: International Journal for Historical Studies\|volume=5\|pages=31}}</ref> He also founded the prominent medieval city of [[Gauḍa (city)\|Lakhnauti]].<ref name=":1" />

			==Poet Jayadeva==
			The famous Sanskrit poet of 12th century, [[Jayadeva]] was a poet in Lakshmana Sena's court. He composed the '[[Gitagovinda]]' which described the romance of Radha and Krishna.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Siegel\|first=Lee\|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1124550795\|title=Gita Govinda\|date=2017\|isbn=978-0-8147-4079-8\|location=New York\|pages=xxvii - xxxi\|oclc=1124550795}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==

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|predecessor=[[Ballala Sena]]
|successor=[[Vishvarupa Sena]]
|spouse=Tandra Devi
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'''Lakshmana Sena''' ({{lang-bn|লক্ষ্মণ সেন}}; reign: 1178–1206), also called '''Lakshman Sen''' in modern vernaculars, was the ruler from the [[Sena dynasty]] of the [[Bengal]] region on the [[Indian subcontinent]]. His rule lasted for 28 years; and extended to much of the eastern regions of the Indian subcontinent, notably Bengal and [[Bihar]] regions. His reign ended with the invasion of [[Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khilji]].<ref name="sen">{{Cite book |last=Sen |first=Sailendra |title=A Textbook of Medieval Indian History |publisher=Primus Books |year=2013 |isbn=978-9-38060-734-4 |pages=35–36}}</ref>

Lakshmana Sena succeeded his father [[Ballala Sena]]. The history of his reign can be reconstructed from the [[Epigraphy|epigraphs]] of his time so far discovered. Besides the writings of [[Umapati Dhar]], Sharan and the book ''Tabaqt-i-Nasiri'' is helpful for collecting information about him. He defeated King Jayachandra. The capital city of his kingdom was at Bikrampur. He was interested in literature and wrote due part of ''Adbhuta Sagara'', a book incompletely written by his father.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Misra|first1=Chitta Ranjan|title=Laksmanasena|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Laksmanasena|website=[[Banglapedia]]|publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]|accessdate=6 August 2015}}</ref>

He established [[Lakshmana Era|a new calendar era]] that was used in Bengal and Bihar for at least 400 years.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=F.|first=Kielhorn|date=1890|title=The Epoch of the Lakshmanasena Era|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924079325605&view=1up&seq=13|journal=The Indian Antiquary, A Journal of Oriental Research|volume=XIX}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite journal|last=Sarkar|first=Anil Kumar|date=October 2013|title=History of Bengal as Reflected in the Tabaqat-i-Nasiri of Minhaj Uddin us Siraj|url=http://journals.mindamas.com/index.php/tawarikh/article/view/562|journal=TAWARIKH: International Journal for Historical Studies|volume=5|pages=31}}</ref> He also founded the prominent medieval city of [[Gauḍa (city)|Lakhnauti]].<ref name=":1" />

Historians generally believe [[Jayadeva]] was a poet in Lakshmana Sena's court, though this fact has been [[Jayadeva birth controversy|contested]], especially by the scholars and laypeople of Orissa, who claim the poet as one of their own.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Siegel|first=Lee|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1124550795|title=Gita Govinda|date=2017|isbn=978-0-8147-4079-8|location=New York|pages=xxvii - xxxi|oclc=1124550795}}</ref> He is said to be one of the five jewels (''pancharatnas'') of Lakshmana Sena's court.

==See also==
* [[List of rulers of Bengal]]

==References==
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