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Gaudeshwar ParamaNarasimha Lakshman Sena (reign: 1178–1206), was the Emperor of Gauda & the 5th ruler of Sena dynasty of Bengal. He was a devotee of Ugramadhava. In the Battle of Nadia (1204) he defeated Delhi general Bakhtiyar Khilji & protected India from Turk invasion.

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According to the Deopara Prashasti, King Lakshman Sena in his youth conquered Puri, Kashi & Prayag regions and established victory pillars there. In his court, Jayadeva, the famous poet of Bengal, composed the great Vaishnava literature 'Geetagovinda'.

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☣️⚔️ The Ghurid Invasion of India (1192-1206 AD) :

In 1192, Sultan Muhammad Ghori defeated King Prithviraj Chauhan of Ajmer, captured Delhi and the Delhi Sultanate was established. Gradually, the Sultanate army of Delhi started moving towards the east & captured Kannauj. 

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In 1201, the Delhi Sultanate's general Ikhtiyaruddin Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khilji invaded Magadha and damaged the entire city with extensive looting. By capturing Magadha, Bakhtiyar destroyed the then world famous Nalanda University and massacred many Buddhist monks.

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As a result of the establishment of the Delhi Sultanate's rule over a wide area of ​​northern India from Lahore to Bihar, in the whole of Aryavarta, only Gauda (Bengal) as an independent Hindu kingdom raised the victory flag of Sanatan Dharma.

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☣️⚔️ Battle of Nadhiya (1204 AD) : 

In such a situation, in 1203 AD, Delhi's general Bakhtiyar Khalji, through the hilly forested area of ​​Rajmahal, attacked the Vaishnava pilgrimage site Nabadwipa with about 18000 Turkic soldiers in the guise of horse traders.

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In such situation, Hemchandra Madhava Sena, the eldest son of Maharaja Lakshman Sena and the crown prince of Bengal, resisted the Khilji invasion and failed him to move forward. Nabadwipa being only a pilgrimage site, there was not much army.

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Gaudeshwar Lakshman Sena proceeded towards Shankhahat in the east and entered Navadvipa with a large Kaivartya Navy & Dām̐thāla Hastīsēnā challenging Bakhtiyar Khilji in the front war.

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In this battle, the 70-year-old Emperor Lakshman Sena, riding on a huge Gajārūṛha Elephant, shot a graceful arrow with a bow and arrows, targeting Bakhtiyar Khilji sitting on an Arabian horse.

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The arrow from the bow of Emperor Lakshman Sen hit Bakhtiyar on his right hand, due to which he was badly injured and ran away from the battlefield shouting "Hathiyar! Hathiyar!'.

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This is known from the allegorical verse of poet Umapatidhara -

साधु म्लेच्छनरेंद्र साधु भवतो मातैब वीरप्रसूर-
नीचेनापि भवद्विधेन वसुधा सुक्षत्रिया वर्तते
देवो कूट्यति बस्य बैरिपरियम्मारंकमल्लेपुर:
शस्त्रशस्त्रमिति स्फुरति रसनापत्रान्तराले गिर:
- उमापतिधर, ब्यजस्तुति पद

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Actually, after losing this battle, Bakhtiyar fled to Bihar immediately. At this time the three sons of Emperor Lakshman Sena established the rule over three regions of Bengal -

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☣️ Varendrabhum - Paramasaura Samrat Madhava Sena - capital Gaudanagar.

☣️ Rarhbhum - Paramasaura Samrat Keshava Sena - capital Rajnagar.

☣️ Banghabhum - Paramasaura Samrat Vishwarup Sena - capital Bikrampur.

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Gaudeshwar Vishwarup Sena, the youngest son of Emperor Lakshman Sena, defeated Sultan Iltutmish of Delhi in 1212 AD and conquered Varanasi, renovated the Kashi Shiva temple, built the Gaudiya Vijay Stupa, and declared  it as the holy shrine of Lord Śhiva Viśhwēśhwara.

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