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.^[1][2] Upon Dipendra's death, his paternal uncle Gyanendra became king.

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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	(1971-06-27)27 June 1971 Kathmandu, Nepal
Died	4 June 2001(2001-06-04) (aged 29) Kathmandu, Nepal
Dynasty	Shah dynasty
Father	Birendra Bir Bikram Shah
Mother	Aishwarya Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah
Religion	Hinduism

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Dipendra was born on 27 June 1971 at the Narayanhiti Royal Palace as the eldest child of Birendra, the Crown Prince of Nepal, and Princess Aishwarya.^[3] In his family he was known as "CP" and famously as "Dippy" among his friends.^{[citation needed]}

Dipendra received his early education from Kanti Ishwori High School, Kathmandu. He then went to Budhanilkantha School in Kathmandu. Later, he attended Eton College in the United Kingdom. After Eton, he attended Tri Chandra college affiliated with 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 an all Nepal topper receiving a gold medal. He was a PhD. student at the same university. He received military training from the Academy of Royal Nepalese Gurkha Army and pilot training from the Civil Aviation Department.^{[clarification needed]}

Dipendra was interested in the fields of social service and sports. He attended various national and international sports ceremonies where Nepalese players participated. Dipendra became a karateka 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.

• Upendra portrayed the crown prince in the 2002 Indian film Super Star, which was loosely based on the massacre.^[4]
• Indian actor Ashish Kapoor portrayed the role of Dipendra in the third season of the documentary series Zero Hour, it showed a reconstruction of the massacre taken from surviving eyewitnesses.^[5]

National honours

• Sovereign of the Order of Nepal Pratap Bhaskara
• Sovereign of the Order of Ojaswi Rajanya
• Sovereign of the Order of Nepal Taradisha
• Sovereign of the Order of Tri Shakti Patta
• Sovereign of the Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu
• Most Glorious Mahendra Chain
• King Birendra Investiture Medal (24 February 1975)
• Commemorative Silver Jubilee Medal of King Birendra (31 January 1997)

Foreign honours

•  Denmark: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog (17 October 1989)^{[citation needed]}
•  Germany: Knight Grand Cross Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1997)^{[citation needed]}
•  Japan: Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of the Chrysanthemum (12 April 2001)^{[citation needed]}

• List of shortest-reigning monarchs
• History of Nepal