[1] The history of his reign can be reconstructed from the epigraphs of his time that include the Deopara Prashasti stone inscriptions and copper plates from his successors.
He assembled some of the major figures in contemporary Sanskrit literature — Jayadeva, Dhoyin and Sharan — as his court poets.
Among his other courtiers, Sridharadasa, Halayudh Mishra and Umapati Dhara also produced important treatises and works of literature.
[2] Lakshmansena's generosity even attracted the attention of Minhaj-us-Siraj, the author of the , who designated him as a 'great Rai' of Bengal and compared him with Sultan Qutubuddin.
[7] However the laudatory verse of Sarana refers to Lakshmana Sena's victory against a Mlechchha king, who may be regarded as a Muslim ruler in Bengal.