50 Pavana-ditum or Wind-Messenger. | March, 1905. 
Chronology of To summarise, the chronology of the 
the Sena Kings. Sena kings would then stand as follows :— 
Samantasena, founder (A.D. 1119-20) 
| 
His son 
Hemantasena = Yasodevi 
His son. 
Vijayasena, contemporary of Raghava (also of Coraganga)l 
(1140—1158-60 ?) 
| 
His son 
Ballalasena (1158-60 —1170) 
I 
: His son 
‘Laksmanasena (1170-1200 Cirea) = (Qri-tandra (?) 
Sain 51, 74, 80, 81. 
TInroad of Muhammad-i-Bakht-yar (A.D.1199 Circa) 
| 
His son 
Vicvarupasena. 
It is noted in the Tabakat-i-Nasiri: “His {Lakhmaniah’s] 
descendants, up to this time, are rulers in the country of Bang.’ 
By “up to this time, ” I suppose, is meant either the years in 
which the author was in Bengal, A.H., 641-2 (A.D. 1244-5) or the 
year in which it was finished A.H. 658 (A.D. 1260). 
Some discussion took place in the time of Dr. Rajendralal 
Mittra as to the caste of the Sena kings. 
In the Deopara inscription of Vijayasena, 
Samantasena is described as “ Brahma-Ksatriy-anam kula-giro- 
dama.”® The same term Brahma-Ksatra is used in the Valldla- 
caritam for these kings.* 
What does Brahma-Ksatra mean? Prof. Kielhorn translated 
the above passage ‘“‘ head-garland of the clans of Brahmanas and 
Ksatriyas.2” In Cuka-sandega v. 34, Kerala land is described as 
“ Brahma-ksatram janapadam ;” and in note 11, the word is taken 
to mean “ Brahman-kinged.®” Were the Sena kings then Brah- 
manised Ksattriyas ? In the inscriptions they are said to be of 
lunar race. 
Did the founder come from the south? In the Deopara in- 
: ie scription it is said that in the lunar race 
Their origin. arose Daksinatya rulers, Virasena and the 
rest (v. 4); that in that Sena family was born Samantasena 
(v. 5) who singly killed the robbers of Karnata (v. 8), and who in 
his old age frequented the hermitages on the banks of the Ganges. 
Their caste. 
1 Valléla-caritam, Adh. 12, v. 52, p. 61. 
2 Transl., p. 558. 
3 Hp. Ind., I, p. 306. 
Adhyaya 12, v. 54, p. 61; cf. v. 45. 
Ep. Ind., I., p. 312. 
J.R.A.S., 1884, p. 409; for note 11, pp. 433-4. 
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