Dipendra of Nepal
Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (Nepali: दीपेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह देव) (27 June 1971 – 4 June 2001) was King of Nepal for three days from 1 to 4 June 2001. For the duration of his three-day reign he was in a coma after he had shot his father, King Birendra, his mother, Queen Aishwarya, his younger brother and sister, five other members of the royal family and himself on 1 June. Upon Dipendra's death, his paternal uncle Gyanendra became king.
| Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev | |
|---|---|
Dipendra on 31 May 2001 | |
| King of Nepal | |
| Reign | 1–4 June 2001 |
| Predecessor | Birendra |
| Successor | Gyanendra |
| Regent | Gyanendra |
| Born | 27 June 1971 Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Died | 4 June 2001 (aged 29) Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Dynasty | Shah dynasty |
| Father | Birendra Bir Bikram Shah |
| Mother | Aishwarya Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah |
| Religion | Hinduism |
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