Sena dynasty
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The Sena dynasty was a medieval Hindu ruling family that established a powerful kingdom in Bengal, known for promoting Brahmanical culture, Sanskrit scholarship, and temple construction before the Muslim conquests in eastern India.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sena dynasty canonical | 11 |
| Chandra dynasty | 1 |
| Sena dynasty in Bengal | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Sena dynasty Context triple: [Bengal, wasRegionOf, Sena dynasty]
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Pala Empire
The Pala Empire was a powerful Buddhist dynasty that ruled much of eastern and northern India, including Bengal, from the 8th to 12th centuries.
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Gupta Empire
The Gupta Empire was a powerful ancient Indian dynasty, often called a "Golden Age" of India, known for major achievements in art, science, mathematics, and literature.
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C.
Maurya Empire
The Maurya Empire was an ancient Indian dynasty, founded by Chandragupta Maurya and reaching its zenith under Ashoka, that unified much of the Indian subcontinent and played a pivotal role in the spread of Buddhism.
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D.
Talpur dynasty
The Talpur dynasty was a Baloch royal family that ruled Sindh in the late 18th and early 19th centuries until its conquest by the British.
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E.
Maratha Empire
The Maratha Empire was a powerful early modern Indian polity that rose to dominate much of the subcontinent in the 18th century, challenging Mughal authority and shaping regional politics before the advent of British colonial rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sena dynasty Target entity description: The Sena dynasty was a medieval Hindu ruling family that established a powerful kingdom in Bengal, known for promoting Brahmanical culture, Sanskrit scholarship, and temple construction before the Muslim conquests in eastern India.
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A.
Pala Empire
The Pala Empire was a powerful Buddhist dynasty that ruled much of eastern and northern India, including Bengal, from the 8th to 12th centuries.
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B.
Gupta Empire
The Gupta Empire was a powerful ancient Indian dynasty, often called a "Golden Age" of India, known for major achievements in art, science, mathematics, and literature.
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C.
Maurya Empire
The Maurya Empire was an ancient Indian dynasty, founded by Chandragupta Maurya and reaching its zenith under Ashoka, that unified much of the Indian subcontinent and played a pivotal role in the spread of Buddhism.
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D.
Talpur dynasty
The Talpur dynasty was a Baloch royal family that ruled Sindh in the late 18th and early 19th centuries until its conquest by the British.
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E.
Maratha Empire
The Maratha Empire was a powerful early modern Indian polity that rose to dominate much of the subcontinent in the 18th century, challenging Mughal authority and shaping regional politics before the advent of British colonial rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu dynasty
ⓘ
medieval Indian dynasty ⓘ royal dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta
ⓘ
surface form:
Ganges delta
Nadia region ⓘ |
| built |
Hindu temples
ⓘ
monasteries and mathas ⓘ |
| capital |
Nabadwip
ⓘ
Vikrampur ⓘ |
| coreTerritory |
Gauda
ⓘ
Mithila region ⓘ
surface form:
Mithila
Vanga ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
consolidation of caste system in Bengal
ⓘ
growth of Sanskrit literary culture in Bengal ⓘ |
| endTime | early 13th century ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | South Indian origin ⓘ |
| expandedInto | Orissa ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Delhi Sultanate
ⓘ
Muslim rule in Bengal ⓘ |
| founder | Hemanta Sena ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late classical to early medieval India ⓘ |
| knownFor |
patronage of Sanskrit scholarship
ⓘ
promotion of Brahmanical culture ⓘ temple construction ⓘ |
| language |
Bengali
ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ |
| lastMajorRuler | Lakshmana Sena ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Hindu law based on Dharmashastra ⓘ |
| notablePolicy | land grants to Brahmins ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Ballala Sena
ⓘ
Hemanta Sena ⓘ
surface form:
Keshava Sena
Lakshmana Sena ⓘ Vijaya Sena ⓘ |
| notableWorkCommissioned | Sanskrit religious texts ⓘ |
| overthrownBy | Bakhtiyar Khalji ⓘ |
| patronized |
Brahmins
ⓘ
surface form:
Smarta Brahmins
Vaishnavism ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | hereditary kingship ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Pala Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Pala dynasty
|
| promoted | orthodox Brahmanism ⓘ |
| region |
Bengal
ⓘ
eastern India ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| sourceType |
known from inscriptions
ⓘ
known from literary texts ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 11th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Sena dynasty Description of subject: The Sena dynasty was a medieval Hindu ruling family that established a powerful kingdom in Bengal, known for promoting Brahmanical culture, Sanskrit scholarship, and temple construction before the Muslim conquests in eastern India.
Referenced by (13)
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