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===Senas of Makwanpur===
{{Main|Senas of Makwanpur}}
In the 16th century, a dynasty emerged in the southern parts of [[Nepal]] near the border with [[Bihar]] which used the Sena surname and claimed descent from the Senas of Bengal. One of their branches formed the [[Senas of Makwanpur|Sena dynasty of Makwanpur]] which ruled from the fort of [[Makwanpur Gadhi]].<ref name=Das2014>{{cite journal | title=The Sena Dynasty: From Bengal to Nepal | author= Basudevlal Dad | journal=Academic Voices |volume = 4| year=2014}}</ref> This branch of the Sena dynasty adopted the local language of the region, [[Maithili language|Maithili]] which became their state language.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Das |first1=Basudevlal |title=Maithili in Medieval Nepal: A Historical Apprisal |journal=Academic Voices |date=2013 |volume=3 |pages=1–3 |doi=10.3126/av.v3i1.9704 |doi-access=free }}</ref>