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Nepalese royal massacre

दरवार हत्याकाण्ड

Event on 1 June 2001 in Kathmandu, Nepal in which Crown Prince Dipendra killed most of the royal family (including King Birendra and himself) with a gun

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The Nepalese royal massacre was a mass shooting which occurred on 1 June 2001 at the Narayanhiti Palace, the then-residence of the Nepali monarchy, resulting in the deaths of nine members of the royal family, including King Birendra and Queen Aishwarya. A government-appointed inquiry team named Crown Prince Dipendra as the perpetrator of the massacre. Dipendra was declared king following the death of his parents but was comatose after shooting himself at the scene; he died in a hospital three days later without regaining consciousness. He was succeeded by Gyanendra, his paternal uncle and Birendra's younger brother.

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mass murder, murder–suicide, regicide wd

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  1. Wikipedia (English): Nepalese royal massacre · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (Nepali): दरवार हत्याकाण्ड · CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Wikidata item Q487163 · CC0 1.0
  4. Image: Narayanhiti Palace Museum, crop.jpg by Suraj Belbase (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Last updated · facts checked 7 November 2026

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