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He might have completed the conquest of North Bengal and also conquered Magadha and Mithila.
He might have completed the conquest of North Bengal and also conquered Magadha and Mithila.
He was the son and successor of Vijay Senator, and ended the Pala Empire by defeating Govindapala. Ballal Senator married Ramadevi a princess of the Western Chalukya Empire which indicates that the Senator rulers maintained close social contact with south India. He is the best-known Senator ruler and consolidated the kingdom.
According to a tradition in Bengal, Ballalsen’s kingdom consisted of five provinces, viz., Banga, Barendra, Rar, Bagri (possibly a portion of lower Bengal) and Mithila.
But neither the two inscriptions that survive from this region, nor the two great literary works, which were attributed to him, viz., Dan Sagar and Adbhut Sagar, allude to his military victories. On the other hand, these refer to his scholastic activities and social reforms.
The Brahmins were classified into Kulin, Śrotriya, Vamsaja and Saptasati. The Kayasthas were classified into Kulin and Maulik, but there is no historical authenticity.
According to Senator epigraph, Ballal was an author
He wrote Danasagara in 1168. And in 1169, he started but did not finish writing Adbhutasagara. In Adbhutasagara, it was mentioned that Ballal Senator conquered Mithila while Vijay Senator was still alive.
Besides he introduced the practice of Kulinism.