Lakshmana Sena
E183697
Lakshmana Sena was a 12th-century ruler of Bengal known for his patronage of Sanskrit literature and for presiding over the Sena dynasty during its final phase before the Muslim conquests in eastern India.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lakshmana Sena canonical | 5 |
| Ballal Sen | 1 |
| Lakṣmaṇa Sena | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1563504 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lakshmana Sena Context triple: [Sena dynasty, notableRuler, Lakshmana Sena]
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A.
Raja Bir Singh Deo
Raja Bir Singh Deo was a prominent 17th-century Bundela Rajput ruler of Orchha in central India, known for his patronage of architecture and the arts.
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B.
Gopala I
Gopala I was the founder of the Pala dynasty in eastern India, known for establishing a powerful empire in Bengal and Bihar in the 8th century.
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C.
Maha Singh
Maha Singh was a prominent Sikh chieftain of the Sukerchakia Misl and an important leader in late 18th-century Punjab, best known as the father of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
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D.
Ramchandra Pal
Ramchandra Pal was the father of Indian nationalist leader and freedom fighter Bipin Chandra Pal.
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E.
Devapala
Devapala was a powerful 9th-century ruler of the Pala dynasty in eastern India, known for expanding the empire to its greatest territorial extent and patronizing Buddhism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lakshmana Sena Target entity description: Lakshmana Sena was a 12th-century ruler of Bengal known for his patronage of Sanskrit literature and for presiding over the Sena dynasty during its final phase before the Muslim conquests in eastern India.
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A.
Raja Bir Singh Deo
Raja Bir Singh Deo was a prominent 17th-century Bundela Rajput ruler of Orchha in central India, known for his patronage of architecture and the arts.
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B.
Gopala I
Gopala I was the founder of the Pala dynasty in eastern India, known for establishing a powerful empire in Bengal and Bihar in the 8th century.
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C.
Maha Singh
Maha Singh was a prominent Sikh chieftain of the Sukerchakia Misl and an important leader in late 18th-century Punjab, best known as the father of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
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D.
Ramchandra Pal
Ramchandra Pal was the father of Indian nationalist leader and freedom fighter Bipin Chandra Pal.
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E.
Devapala
Devapala was a powerful 9th-century ruler of the Pala dynasty in eastern India, known for expanding the empire to its greatest territorial extent and patronizing Buddhism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sena dynasty ruler
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ king ⓘ ruler ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nadia region
ⓘ
late Pala-Sena cultural milieu ⓘ |
| capital | Nabadwip ⓘ |
| century | 12th century ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf | Bakhtiyar Khalji ⓘ |
| countryInPresentDay | India ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | consolidation of Sanskritic culture in Bengal ⓘ |
| deathApproximate | early 13th century ⓘ |
| dynasty | Sena dynasty ⓘ |
| era | late classical period of Bengal ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Bengali ⓘ |
| event | flight from Nabadwip during the invasion of Bakhtiyar Khalji ⓘ |
| father | Vijaya Sena ⓘ |
| fullName |
Lakshmana Sena
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Lakṣmaṇa Sena
|
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalContext | ruled shortly before the establishment of Muslim rule in Bengal ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | last powerful ruler of the Sena dynasty ⓘ |
| issued | land grants to Brahmins ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the last major Hindu rulers of Bengal before Muslim conquest
ⓘ
late Sena rule in Bengal ⓘ patronage of Sanskrit literature ⓘ |
| languageOfCourt | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| laterSeatOfPower |
Eastern Bengal
ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Bengal
|
| patronage |
Brahmin scholars
ⓘ
Sanskrit literature ⓘ poets ⓘ |
| predecessor | Vijaya Sena ⓘ |
| preIslamicRulerOf | Bengal ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence | eastern India ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 1206 ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 1178 ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| royalHouse | Sena dynasty ⓘ |
| ruledRegion |
Bengal
ⓘ
Gauda ⓘ |
| successor |
Hemanta Sena
ⓘ
surface form:
Keshava Sena
Vishvarupa Sena ⓘ |
| supported |
Sanskrit intellectual culture in Bengal
ⓘ
Brahmins ⓘ
surface form:
Vaishnava Brahmins
|
| title |
Maharaja
ⓘ
surface form:
Maharajadhiraja
Paramabhattaraka ⓘ Parameshvara ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lakshmana Sena Description of subject: Lakshmana Sena was a 12th-century ruler of Bengal known for his patronage of Sanskrit literature and for presiding over the Sena dynasty during its final phase before the Muslim conquests in eastern India.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ballal Sen
this entity surface form:
Lakṣmaṇa Sena