<page_title> Pala Empire </page_title> <section_title> List of Pala rulers </section_title> <table> <cell> Mahipala I <col_header>  </col_header> </cell> <cell> 988–c. 1036 <col_header> RC Majumdar (1971) </col_header> </cell> </table>
Mahipala I ascended the throne in 988 CE.