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The Last Hindu King of Bengal: Lakshmanasena's Fall
When the Ghurid general Bakhtiyar Khalji rode into the Sena capital of Nadia with only 18 horsemen, he toppled an empire that had ruled Bengal for nearly two centuries. This episode follows the final years of Lakshmanasena, the last Hindu king of Bengal — a poet-king who presided over a golden age of Sanskrit literature and temple building, only to see it all collapse in a single day. We trace the Sena dynasty's rise from obscure vassals to sovereign rulers, their patronage of learning and the arts, and the internal decay that made them vulnerable. We examine the controversial…
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