Nepalese royal massacre

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
Event mass_murder Q487163
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Nepalese royal massacre

Summary

Nepalese royal massacre is a mass murder[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of mass_murder entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,339 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Nepalese royal massacre is in the country of Nepal[3].
  • Nepalese royal massacre's instance of is recorded as mass murder[4].
  • Nepalese royal massacre's instance of is recorded as murder–suicide[5].
  • Nepalese royal massacre's instance of is recorded as regicide[6].
  • Nepalese royal massacre's instance of is recorded as familicide[7].
  • Nepalese royal massacre's instance of is recorded as parricide[8].
  • Nepalese royal massacre's instance of is recorded as fratricide[9].
  • Nepalese royal massacre's instance of is recorded as sororicide[10].
  • Nepalese royal massacre's instance of is recorded as massacre[11].
  • Nepalese royal massacre's instance of is recorded as mass shooting[12].
  • Nepalese royal massacre's instance of is recorded as matricide[13].
  • Nepalese royal massacre's instance of is recorded as avunculicide[14].
  • The location of Nepalese royal massacre was Narayanhiti Palace[15].
  • Nepalese royal massacre's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+05:45[16].
  • Nepalese royal massacre's armament is recorded as Colt Commando[17].
  • Nepalese royal massacre's armament is recorded as Heckler & Koch MP5K[18].
  • Nepalese royal massacre's armament is recorded as SPAS-12[19].
  • Nepalese royal massacre's armament is recorded as Glock 19[20].
  • Nepalese royal massacre took place on June 1, 2001[21].
  • Nepalese royal massacre's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 27.7156, 'lon': 85.32}[22].
  • Nepalese royal massacre resulted in {'amount': '+10'} deaths[23].
  • Nepalese royal massacre caused {'amount': '+5'} injuries[24].
  • Nepalese royal massacre caused {'amount': '+4'} injuries[25].
  • Nepalese royal massacre's number of perpetrators is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}[26].
  • Nepalese royal massacre's perpetrator is recorded as Dipendra of Nepal[27].

Body

When and Where

Nepalese royal massacre occurred on June 1, 2001[21]. The location of it was Narayanhiti Palace[15]. It is in the country of Nepal[3].

Context

Recorded instance of include mass murder[4], murder–suicide[5], regicide[6], familicide[7], parricide[8], and fratricide[9].

Outcome and Impact

Nepalese royal massacre resulted in {'amount': '+10'} deaths[23]. Recorded number of injured include {'amount': '+5'}[24] and {'amount': '+4'}[25].

Why It Matters

Nepalese royal massacre ranks in the top 9% of mass_murder entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,339 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → —
    Located in time zone → UTC+05:45
    Location → Narayanhiti Palace
    Victim(s) → Birendra of Nepal, Aishwarya of Nepal, Dipendra of Nepal +7
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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