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ID: 8698186
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/8698186
 
Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Sena (former nation/state/empire)  Sena (former nation/state/empire)

Coordinates:
Lat: 23 30 36 N  degrees minutes   Lat: 23.5109  decimal degrees
Long: 088 31 37 E  degrees minutes   Long: 88.5273  decimal degrees

Note: Brahmanical Hindu dynasty that ruled parts of Bengal and modern-day Bihar, consolidating the territories of the preceding Palas. The court of Sena was known for its patronage of the literary arts, including the work of the poet Jayadeva (12th-13th century).

Names:
Sena (preferred,C,V)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Asia (continent)  ....  Asia (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of India (subcontinent)  ........  India (subcontinent) (P)
Hierarchy of Sena (former nation/state/empire)  ............  Sena (former nation/state/empire) (P)

Place Types:
former nation/state/empire (preferred, C)  ............  ca. 1095-ca. 1245
kingdom (H)

Sources and Contributors:
Sena..........  [VP Preferred]
...........  Encyclopedia of Empire, Wiley Online (2016-) accessed 21 October 2016
Subject: .....  [VP]
..................  Encyclopedia of Empire, Wiley Online (2016-) accessed 21 October 2016
..................  Google Maps online (2000-) accessed 21 October 2016
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
..........  Baxter and Rahman, Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh (2003) 177-178
..........  Knutson, Sena Salon of Bengal (2014) 72-25

 

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