Prince Nirajan of Nepal

Prince Nirajan
Prince of Nepal
Born(1978-11-06)6 November 1978
Narayanhiti Royal Palace, Kathmandu, Nepal
Died1 June 2001(2001-06-01) (aged 22)
Narayanhity Royal Palace, Kathmandu, Nepal
Cause of deathAssassination (gunshot wounds)
Names
Nirajan Bir Bikram Shah Dev
HouseShah dynasty
FatherKing Birendra
MotherAishwarya Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah
ReligionHinduism

Prince Nirajan Bir Bikram Shah Dev (Nepali: निराजन बीर विक्रम शाह; 6 November 1978 – 1 June 2001) was a prince of Nepal, the younger son of King Birendra and Queen Aishwarya of Nepal. He and his parents were killed during the 1 June 2001 Nepalese royal massacre.[1][2]

  1. ^ Rahul Bedi; Alex Spillius (8 June 2001). "Crown Prince". The Telegraph. Retrieved 28 May 2008.
  2. ^ Nepal survivors blame prince