Prince Nirajan of Nepal

Names
	Nirajan Bir Bikram Shah Dev

Prince Nirajan
Prince Nirajan
Prince of Nepal
Born	6 November 1978; Narayanhiti Royal Palace, Kathmandu, Nepal
Died	1 June 2001 (aged 22); Narayanhity Royal Palace, Kathmandu, Nepal
Cause of death	Assassination (gunshot wounds)
Names
Names
	Nirajan Bir Bikram Shah Dev
House	Shah dynasty
Father	King Birendra
Mother	Aishwarya Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah
Religion	Hinduism

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 Nepalese royal massacre by Nirajan's elder brother Dipendra.^[1]^[2]

Education and interests[edit]

He was educated at Budhanilkantha School, Kathmandu and Eton College^[3] and had a degree of B.B.A. from Kathmandu College of Management. He was interested in sports, especially swimming.^{[citation needed]}

The name Nirajan means "One without fault; perfect in all forms".

Death[edit]

Nirajan was among the victims of the Nepalese royal massacre on 1 June 2001 along with his father, mother, sister, brother and other close royal relatives.

Honours[edit]

National Honours

Commemorative Silver Jubilee Medal of King Birendra (31/01/1997).^{[citation needed]}

Ancestry[edit]

Ancestors of Prince Nirajan of Nepal

16. King Prithvi of Nepal

8. King Tribhuvan of Nepal

17. Divyeshwari Rajya Laxmi Devi

4. King Mahendra of Nepal

18. Arjan Singh Sahib

9. Kanti Rajya Laxmi Devi

19. Krishnavati Devi Sahiba

2. King Birendra of Nepal

20. Juddha Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana

10. Hari Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana

21. Jetha Bada Maharani Padma Kumari Devi

5. Indra Rajya Laxmi Devi

22. N. Bikram Shah

11. Megha Kumari Rajya Laxmi

1. Prince Nirajan of Nepal

24. Juddha Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana (= 20)

12. Agni Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana

25. Jetha Bada Maharani Padma Kumari Devi (= 21)

6. Kendra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana

3. Aishwarya Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah

14. N. Bikram Shah

7. Shree Rajya Laxmi Devi

References[edit]

^ Rahul Bedi; Alex Spillius (8 June 2001). "Crown Prince". The Telegraph. Retrieved 28 May 2008.
^ Nepal survivors blame prince
^ "Eton's Royal Connection". BBC News. 2 June 2001. Retrieved 20 October 2016.

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[1] Rahul Bedi; Alex Spillius (8 June 2001). "Crown Prince". The Telegraph. Retrieved 28 May 2008.

[2] Nepal survivors blame prince

[3] "Eton's Royal Connection". BBC News. 2 June 2001. Retrieved 20 October 2016.

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