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Medieval History Weekend 9: The Sena dynasty and The Pratihara Dynasty

  History Weekend Before I dive in, first I should tell you about this page. This page holds some infamous, famous and information about the origin of the earth continents, countries and their history of survivals. If you are new to my  kingdomprincy.blogspot.com  History Weekend, then check out the  Ancient History Series. Follow me on  Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Youtube .  The  Sena dynasty Sena dynasty , Indian dynasty ruling in Bengal in the 11th and 12th centuries CE. Their ancestors came from the south and established themselves as chieftains in southwestern Bengal early in the 11th century. Hemantasena , the founder of the dynasty , was originally a tributary of the Pala dynasty . In the mid-11th century, he declared his independence and set himself up as the king. Vijayasena (reigned  c.  1095–1158), built an empire on the ruins of that of the Palas, gaining control of all Bengal and northern Bihar. The Senas origina...