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| | Gyanendra, Bir Bikram Shah Deva - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Gyanendra, Bir Bikram Shah Deva |
 | | He took the throne on 4 June 2001 after the death of his nephew, Crown Prince Dipendra, who had massacred Gyanendra's brother, King Birendra, Birendra's wife and Dipendra's mother Queen Aiswarya, and seven other royals on 1st June 2001. |
 | | However, in November 2001 he declared a state of emergency and ordered the Nepalese Army into action against Maoist rebels for the first time, after 280 people were killed in a wave of attacks. |
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