Between the 8th and 12th centuries, the Buddhist dynasty known as the Pala Empire ruled Bengal. During that time, the majority of the population in Bengal were thought to be Buddhists. After the decline of the Pala dynasty, the Sena dynasty came to power.After this, a great sufi Shah Sultan Rumi came to Netrokona district of Bangladesh . Rumi came to Bangladesh during 11th century and he died in 1075 CE. Earlier documents reveal that Rumi arrived in Bengal in 1053 CE (445 Hijri) with his teacher Syed Shah Surkhul Antia and ten disciples. This was a century before the arrival of Muslim general Bakhtiyar Khalji and 250 years before Shah Jalal 's conquest of Sylhet in 1303 CE. Thus, Rumi arrived in Bengal even before the conquests.