    dipendra bir bikram shah dev (27 june 1971&nbsp;â 4 june 2001) was the thirteenth king of nepal. he reigned from 1 to 4 june 2001 whilst in a coma. ==personality== from a young age, dipendra was known for his cruel behavior towards animals, especially birds, taking joy in burning their tails. the palace priest had predicted that he would become a king like none of his predecessors; he had said that he would become a "chakrawarti raja" (king of kings). ==education== king dipendra received his early education at budhanilkantha school, kathmandu. later, he attended the eton college in england. after eton, he attended the tribhuvan university in nepal and later joined the military academy, kharipati, nepal. he studied geography at tribhuvan university for his master's degree and was a phd student in the same university. he had military training from academy of royal nepalese gurkha army, and piloting training from civil aviation department. ==interests== he was interested in the fields of social service and had a keen enthusiasm for sports. he used to show presence in various national and international sports ceremonies where the nepalese players participated. he was the patron of the national sports council and nepal's scouts. he had an active contribution in the devastating earthquakes of 1988 and 1993. he also had an interest in literary works. his articles were published in the periodicals frequently. his writing were on the motif of nation, nationality, life and world. dipendra was also a keen karateka and had received black belt around age of twenty. he was captain of nepalese karate team. ==motive for murder==  official reports state that dipendra massacred his own fami
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