The most popular king of All time 

The most popular king of all time, His Majesty the King Late Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev(श्री ५ महाराजधिराज  स्वर्गीय  वीरेन्द्र वीर बिक्रम शाह देव ) , the first son of His Majesty the King Late Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev(श्री ५ महाराजधिराज स्वर्गीय  महेन्द्र वीर बिक्रम शाह देव) and Her Majesty the (then) Queen Ratna Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah (श्री ५ मुमा  बडामहारानी रत्न राज्यलक्ष्मी देवी शाह ), ruled Nepal over a long period of 30 years, from 1971 AD to 2001 AD. He is regarded by the Nepalese people and many world leaders as a peace loving and democracy supporting King. His long reign of 30 years saw various political events, including the downfall of Panchayat System, installed in Nepal by his father, and also the start of the People's War, started by the Maoists on 1994 AD. He was the leader who proposed Nepal as a non-aligned state, and gained a lot of popularity all over the world for it. He was later killed on 19th Jestha 2058 BS(1st June, 2001 AD) at Narayanhiti Royal Palace, while he was celebrating "Good Friday" with his relatives. This massacre was the most mysterious massacre in history and was dubbed "Durbar Hatyakanda"(Palace Massacre). No one was able to find the culprit of the massacre, which took various lives including Her Majesty the Queen Late Aishwarya Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah(श्री ५ बडामहारानी स्वर्गीय ऐश्वर्य राज्य लक्ष्मी देवी शाह ), His Highness the Crown Prince Late Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev(श्री ५ युवराजधिराज स्वर्गीय दीपेन्द्र वीर बिक्रम शाह देव ).However, the investigation commission which included the then Speaker of Parliament Taranath Ranabhat concluded that Crown Prince Dipendra had been the culprit of the Massacre.