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{{Infobox royalty<br />
| name = Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev<br />
| succession = [[King of Nepal]]<br />
| image = Crown Prince Dependra Bikram Shah Dev.jpg<br />
| image_size = 200px<br />
| caption = Dipendra on 31 May 2001<br />
| reign = 1–4 June 2001<br />
| coronation = <br />
| predecessor = [[Birendra of Nepal|Birendra]]<br />
| regent = Gyanendra<br />
| successor = [[Gyanendra of Nepal|Gyanendra]]<br />
| royal house = [[Shah dynasty]]<br />
| house-type = Dynasty<br />
| father = Birendra<br />
| mother = [[Queen Aishwarya of Nepal|Aishwarya Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah]]<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1971|6|27|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Kathmandu]], [[Kingdom of Nepal|Nepal]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2001|6|4|1971|6|30|df=y}}<br />
| death_place = Kathmandu, Nepal<br />
| death_cause = <br />
| place of burial = <br />
| religion = [[Hinduism]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev''' ({{lang-ne|दीपेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह देव}}, 27 June 1971&nbsp;– 4 June 2001) was the [[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 shot his father, [[King Birendra]], his mother, [[Queen Aishwarya]], his younger brother and sister, and other members of the royal family before turning the gun on himself in an event known as the [[Nepalese royal massacre]].<br />
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As the eldest of the three children of [[Birendra of Nepal|King Birendra]] and [[Queen Aishwarya of Nepal|Queen Aishwarya]], Dipendra was the [[crown prince]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/bodyguards-fired-over-nepal-royal-massacre-1.389089|title=Bodyguards fired over Nepal royal massacre|newspaper=Irish Times|date=3 July 2001|access-date=19 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200425122248/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/bodyguards-fired-over-nepal-royal-massacre-1.389089|archive-date=25 April 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Under the Nepalese constitution, the privy council named Dipendra king upon the death of his father.<ref name="BBC20010602">{{cite news|date=2 June 2001|title=Nepal mourns slain king|work=BBC|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1366170.stm|access-date=29 May 2020|archive-date=19 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419082601/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1366170.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> Upon Dipendra's death, his father's brother [[Gyanendra of Nepal|Gyanendra]] became king.<br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Dipendra was born on 27 June 1971 at the [[Narayanhiti Palace|Narayanhiti Royal Palace]] as the eldest child of Birendra, the Crown Prince of Nepal, and Princess Aishwarya.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Gregson|first=Jonathan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AfwNAQAAMAAJ|title=Massacre at the Palace: The Doomed Royal Dynasty of Nepal|date=5 June 2002|publisher=Miamax|isbn=978-0-7868-6878-0|page=121|language=en}}</ref> In his family he was known as "CP" and famously as "Dippy" among his friends.{{cn|date=June 2021}}<br />
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==Education==<br />
Dipendra received his early education from Kanti Ishwori High School, Kathmandu. Then he went to [[Budhanilkantha School]] in Kathmandu. Later, he attended [[Eton College]] in the United Kingdom. After Eton, he attended Tri Chandra college affiliated to [[Tribhuvan University]] in Nepal and later joined the Military Academy in Kharipati, Nepal. He studied Geography at Tribhuvan University for his master's degree and was all Nepal topper receiving gold medal. He was a PhD student at the same university. He received military training from Academy of [[Nepalese Army|Royal Nepalese Gurkha Army]], and piloting training from the Civil Aviation Department.<br />
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==Interests==<br />
Dipendra was interested in the fields of social service and had an interest in sports. He attended various national and international sports ceremonies where Nepalese players participated. Dipendra became a [[karate]]ka when he was studying in England and received a black belt at around the age of 20. He was a patron of the National Sports Council and Nepal's Scouts. Dipendra also wrote articles that were published in Nepalese periodicals. His writings were often on the motifs of nationhood and nationality.<br />
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==Nepalese royal massacre==<br />
{{Main|Nepalese royal massacre}}<br />
On 1 June 2001, Dipendra opened fire at a house on the grounds of the [[Narayanhity Royal Palace]], the residence of the [[Nepalese monarchy]], where a party was being held. He shot and killed his father, King Birendra, his mother, Queen Aishwarya, his younger brother and sister and other members of the royal family before shooting himself in the head. Because he had killed most of the line of succession, he became king while in a comatose state from the head wound.<ref name=Massacreb>{{cite news|author=Lisa Mullins|title =Why Nepal's Crown Prince Went on a Killing Spree|publisher=PRI| date=1 June 2011|url=https://www.pri.org/stories/2011-06-01/why-nepals-crown-prince-went-killing-spree|access-date=17 October 2017|archive-date=12 February 2020|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20200212144723/https://www.pri.org/stories/2011-06-|url-status =live}}</ref><br />
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His motive for the murders is unknown, but there are various theories. Dipendra desired to marry [[Devyani Rana]], the daughter of an Indian royal family whom he had met in England, but due to her family's lower caste and her father's political alliances, Dipendra's parents objected; he was told that he would have to give up his claim to the throne in order to marry her.<ref name=Massacre>{{cite news | last =Mullins | first =Lisa | title =Why Nepal's Crown Prince Went on a Killing Spree | publisher =PRI | date =1 June 2011 | url =https://www.pri.org/stories/2011-06-01/why-nepals-crown-prince-went-killing-spree | access-date =17 October 2017 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20200212144723/https://www.pri.org/stories/2011-06-01/why-nepals-crown-prince-went-killing-spree | archive-date =12 February 2020 | url-status =live }}</ref> Other theories allege that Dipendra was unhappy with the country's shift from an [[absolute monarchy|absolute]] to a [[constitutional monarchy]], and that too much power had been given away following the [[People's Movement I (1990)|1990 People's Movement]].<ref name=Massacre/><br />
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Much controversy surrounds the circumstances of the massacre, and even today, with the monarchy abolished, many questions remain within Nepal about its cause.<ref name=Massacre2>{{cite news|author=Barry Bearak|title=A Witness To Massacre In Nepal Tells Gory Details|work=New York Times|date=8 June 2001|url =https://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/08/world/a-witness-to-massacre-in-nepal-tells-gory-details.html|access-date =17 October 2017|archive-date=10 March 2019|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190310040455/https://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/08/world/a-witness-to-massacre-in-nepal-tells-gory-details.html|url-status =live}}</ref> Sources of the yet unanswered questions include details such as the apparent lack of security at the event; the absence of Prince Gyanendra, Dipendra's uncle who succeeded him, from the party; the fact that, despite being right-handed, Dipendra's self-inflicted head-wound was located at his left temple; and finally that the subsequent investigation lasted for only two weeks and did not involve any major forensic analysis.<ref name=Massacre2/><br />
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==Portrayals==<br />
*[[Upendra (actor)|Upendra]] portrayed the crown prince in the 2002 Indian film [[Super Star (2002 film)|''Super Star'']], which was loosely based on the massacre.<ref>{{cite web|title=Super Star - is it really superstar v/s real star? People say 'No'...|url=http://www.viggy.com/news/volume2/review_super.asp|website=viggy.com|access-date=8 February 2021|archive-date=4 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904002224/http://www.viggy.com/news/volume2/review_super.asp|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
*Indian actor Ashish Kapoor portrayed the role of Dipendra in the third season of the documentary series ''[[Zero Hour (2004 TV series)|Zero Hour]]'', it showed a reconstruction of the massacre taken from surviving eyewitnesses.<ref>{{cite web|author=Padukone Chaitanya|title=Pracchi's tragic take|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-pracchi-s-tragic-take-1073557|website=DNA India|language=en|date=9 January 2007|access-date=8 February 2021|archive-date=24 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024064124/https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-pracchi-s-tragic-take-1073557|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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==Honours==<br />
;National honours<br />
* Sovereign of the [[Nepal Pratap Bhaskara|Order of Nepal Pratap Bhaskara]]<br />
* Sovereign of the [[Order of Ojaswi Rajanya]]<br />
* Sovereign of the [[Order of the Star of Nepal|Order of Nepal Taradisha]]<br />
* Sovereign of the [[Order of Tri Shakti Patta]]<br />
* Sovereign of the [[Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu]]<br />
* Most Glorious Mahendra Chain<br />
* King Birendra Investiture Medal (24 February 1975)<br />
* Commemorative Silver Jubilee Medal of King Birendra (31 January 1997)<br />
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;Foreign honours<br />
* {{flag|Denmark}}: Knight Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Dannebrog]] (17 October 1989){{citation needed|date=August 2020}}<br />
* {{flag|Germany}}: Knight Grand Cross [[Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany]] (1997){{citation needed|date=August 2020}}<br />
* {{flag|Japan}}: Knight Grand Cordon of the [[Order of the Chrysanthemum]] (12/04/2001){{citation needed|date=August 2020}}<br />
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== Ancestry ==<br />
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|1= 1. '''King Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah'''<br />
|2= 2. [[Birendra of Nepal|King Birendra of Nepal]]<br />
|3= 3. [[Queen Aishwarya of Nepal|Aishwarya Rajya Laxmi Devi]]<br />
|4= 4. [[Mahendra of Nepal|King Mahendra of Nepal]]<br />
|5= 5. [[Indra, Crown Princess of Nepal|Indra Rajya Laxmi Devi]]<br />
|6= 6. Kendra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana<br />
|7= 7. Shree Rajya Laxmi Rana<br />
|8= 8. [[Tribhuvan of Nepal|King Tribhuvan of Nepal]]<br />
|9= 9. [[Queen Kanti of Nepal|Kanti Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah]]<br />
|10= 10. Hari Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana<br />
|11= 11. Megha Kumari Rajya Laxmi<br />
|12= 12. Agni Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana<br />
|14= 14. N. Bikram Shah<br />
|16= 16. [[Prithvi of Nepal|King Prithvi of Nepal]]<br />
|17= 17. [[Queen Divyeshwari of Nepal|Divyeshwari Rajya Laxmi Devi]] <br />
|18= 18. Arjan Singh Sahib<br />
|19= 19. Krishnavati Devi Sahiba<br />
|20= 20. [[Juddha Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana]]<br />
|21= 21. Jetha Bada Maharani Padma Kumari Devi <br />
|22= 22. N. Bikram Shah<br />
|24= 24. [[Juddha Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana]] (= 20)<br />
|25= 25. Jetha Bada Maharani Padma Kumari Devi (= 21)<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[List of shortest-reigning monarchs]]<br />
* [[History of Nepal]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060824142517/http://www.tibet.ca/en/wtnarchive/2001/6/13-2_3.html Murder and intrigue in Katmandu] (World Tibet News Network)<br />
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