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|title = Mahārājādhirāja, Rājarakshāsudaksha<br />
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|reign = 1070–1096<br />
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|father = Samantasena<br />
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|successor = [[Vijaya Sena]]<br />
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'''Hemanta Sena''' ({{langx|sa|Hemantasena}}) was the founder and the first ruler of the [[Sena dynasty]] in the [[Bengal]] region of the [[Indian subcontinent]]. He previously served as a statesman of the [[Pala Empire]].<br />
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==Biography==<br />
Hemanta Sena was born to a [[Hindu]] [[Vaishnavite]] family, and was the son of Samanta Sena; who settled in the [[Rarh]] region, originally from [[Karnataka]], South India. According to a copper plate, The Senas settled in Western Bengal before the birth of Samanta Sena.{{Sfn|Majumdar|1971|p=219-220}} Their family belonged to the [[Kshatriya]] varna status.{{Sfn|Majumdar|1971|p=220}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=Majumdar |first=Nani Gopal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q85s0AEACAAJ |title=Inscriptions of Bengal |publisher=Varendra Research Society |year=1929 |volume=3 |pages=65}}</ref><br />
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The weakening of the [[Pala Empire]] allowed Hemanta to be granted the opportunity to govern Rarh region and protect the emperors.<ref>{{cite Banglapedia|article=Sena Dynasty|author=AM Chowdhury}}</ref> He served this role from 1070 to 1096 CE. His son, [[Vijaya Sena]], reigned after him as the second ruler of his dynasty.<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><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/534287/Sena-dynasty|title = Sena dynasty &#124; Indian dynasty}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[List of rulers of Bengal]]<br />
*[[History of Bengal]]<br />
*[[History of India]]<br />
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=== Source ===<br />
{{Cite book |last=Majumdar |first=Ramesh Chandra |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FqosAAAAMAAJ |title=History of Ancient Bengal |publisher=G. Bharadwaj |year=1971 |language=en}}<br />
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[[Category:12th-century Indian monarchs]]<br />
[[Category:Sena kings]]<br />
[[Category:Founding monarchs in Asia]]<br />
[[Category:Bengali Hindus]]<br />
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