Queen Aishwarya of Nepals (November 7, 1949 – June 1, 2001) was the Queen of Nepal (1972-2001). She was wife of Birendra of Nepal and mother of Crown Prince Dipendra, Prince Nirajan, and Princess Shruti. November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... This article is about the year 2001. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... This article is about the year 2001. ... — Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, King of Nepal (विरेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह देव) (December 28, 1945 – June 1, 2001) was king of Nepal from 1972 until 2001, and the son of King Mahendra, whom he succeeded. ... His Majesty King Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev of Nepal (June 27, 1971 - June 4, 2001) was the reigning monarch of Nepal from June 1 to June 4, 2001. ... HRH Nirajan, (1977 June 1, 2001) was a Prince of Nepal, younger brother of Crown Prince/King Dipendra, who fatally shot him and other royals at a dinner in 2001. ... Princess Shruti or Sruti (October 15, 1976 - June 1, 2001) was the youngest daughter of King Birendra and Queen Aiswarya of Nepal and sister of Crown Prince Dipendra and Prince Nirajan. ...

She hailed from the Rana family which had been the prime ministerial family and the effective rulers of Nepal until the 1950s. She was said to be a reactionary whereas her husband was more open to democratic governance. She was unpopular with the left. In 1998 a crowd threw stones at her and tight security measures had to be adopted for her future public appearances.

Queen Aishwarya was shot dead along with her husband, King Birendra, her son, Prince Nirajan, her daughter, Princess Shruti, and seven other royal family members, purportedly by her own son Prince Dipendra, who was wearing military fatigues and wielding an assault rifle and a submachine gun. It is widely believed that the motive for the Queen's murder was her strong opposition to the Crown Prince's proposed marriage to Devyani Rana of Nepal. The AK-47 is the worlds most common assault rifle. ... An MP5A4 (fixed stock and 3-round burst trigger group), a popular modern submachine gun A submachine gun is a firearm that combines the automatic fire of a machine gun with the cartridge of a pistol, and is usually between the two in weight and size. ... Devyani Rana was the girlfriend of Crown Prince Dipendra of Nepal. ...

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• "Aishwarya: Nepal's forceful queen" 5 June 2001, BBC news