What is Birendra of Nepal?
{{Infobox royalty | name = Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev | succession = [[King of Nepal]] | image = Birendra Bir Bikram Shah c. 1967 (restoration).jpg | caption = Birendra in 1967 | reign = 31 January 1972 –<br/>1 June 2001 | coronation = 24 February 1975 | cor-type = [[Coronation of the Nepalese monarch|Coronation]] | predecessor = [[Mahendra of Nepal|Mahendra]] | successor = [[Dipendra of Nepal|Dipendra]] | regnal name = Shree Paanch Maharajadhiraj Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev | spouse = [[Queen Aishwarya of Nepal|Aishwarya Rajya Lakshmi Devi]] | spouse-type = Consort | issue = [[Dipendra of Nepal|King Dipendra]]<br/>[[Princess Shruti of Nepal|Princess Shruti]]<br/>[[Prince Nirajan of Nepal|Prince Nirajan]] | dynasty = [[Shah dynasty|Shah]] | father = [[Mahendra of Nepal|King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev]] | mother = [[Indra, Crown Princess of Nepal|Indra Rajya Lakshmi Devi]] | birth_date = {{Birth date|1945|12|28|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Narayanhiti Palace|Narayanhiti Royal Palace]], [[Kathmandu]], [[Kingdom of Nepal|Nepal]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|2001|6|1|1945|12|28|df=y}} | death_place = [[Narayanhiti Palace|Narayanhiti Royal Palace]], [[Kathmandu]], [[Kingdom of Nepal|Nepal]] | religion = [[Hinduism]] | signature = }} '''Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev''' ({{lang-ne|वीरेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह}}) (28 December 1945 – 1 June 2001) was the [[king of Nepal]] from 1972 until 2001. He was the eldest son of King [[Mahendra of Nepal|Mahendra]]. He was a king of Nepal until his death by [[assassination]] in 2001 [[Nepalese royal massacre]]. {{DEFAULTSORT:Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev}} [[Category:Nepalese people]] [[Category:People educated at Eton College]] [[Category:University of Tokyo alumni]] [[Category:Harvard University alumni]] [[Category:1945 births]] [[Category:2001 deaths]] [[Category:Assassinated people]] [[Category:Nepalese Hindus]] {{bio-stub}}