Acharya, Baburam (2012), Acharya, Shri Krishna (ed.), Janaral Bhimsen Thapa : Yinko Utthan Tatha Pattan (in Nepali), Kathmandu: Education Book House, p. 228, ISBN 9789937241748.^ 'Thapa likely to be appointed Nepali Army chief'.9 September 2018 – via The Economic Times. ^ 'General Purna Thapa is new chief of Nepal Army'.^ 'Thapa to take charge of Nepali Army as acting CoAS - The Himalayan Times'.^ 'Tough challenges ahead for new NA chief Chhetri - The Himalayan Times'.^ 'Former army chief Gadul Shamsher Rana no more'.Main article: Chief of the Army Staff (Nepal) No. List of Chiefs of the Army Staff of Nepal (1979–present) List of Commanders-in-Chief of the Nepalese Army (1835–1979) No. Probably, joint chief of army with others. List of Chiefs of the Nepalese Army List of Pradhan Senapati (Chief Generals) of Gorkhali Army (1743–1835) No.įirst civilian army chief of Gorkhali forces. In the late 1970s, Commander-in-Chief was replaced by new term Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) from the reign of General Singha Pratap Shah. During the Panchayat period, the Ranas continued to dominate the rank of Commander-in-Chief of Nepalese Army. The eradication of Rana dynasty from power after Revolution of 1951 did not end Ranas' dominance. Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C) was second in the hierarchy than Supreme Commander during Rana Era. The Commander-in-Chief was made the second rank in the hierarchy to Prime Minister of Nepal and was made to succeed as the Prime Minister in case of death of reigning Prime Minister. During the Rana dynasty, the founding Rana Prime Minister Jung Bahadur Rana made the position hereditary on agnatic rolls of succession. However, Rana Jang was removed after 3 months in October 1837. Immediately after the incarceration of the Thapas in 1837, Dalbhanjan Pande and Rana Jang Pande were the joint head of military administration. However, on 14 June 1837, the King took over the command of all the battalions put in charge of various courtiers, and himself became the Commander-in-Chief. and praised Bhimsen for long service to the nation. King Rajendra Bikram Shah appointed Bhimsen to the post of Commander-in-Chief on 1835 A.D. During the Anglo-Nepalese War, Bhimsen bore all the responsibilities of the army as a Commander-in-Chief. He was given the title of General as an additional portfolio to the position of Mukhtiyar. Mukhtiyar Bhimsen Thapa was the first person to use Commander-in-Chief as the title of army chief. Both Indra Adhikari and Shiva Ram Khatri mentions Kalu Pande, Vamsharaj Pande, Damodar Pande, Abhiman Singh Basnyat as Chief of Nepalese Army before first titular Commander-in-Chief Bhimsen Thapa. He was considered as army head due to the undertaking of duties and responsibilities of the army but not by the formalization of the title. The first civilian army chief was Kaji Kalu Pande who had significant role in the campaign of Nepal. The first army chief of Nepal was King Prithvi Narayan Shah who drafted and commanded the Nepali (Gorkhali) Army. During the Rana dynasty, Ranas overtook the position as birthright. During the Shah monarchy, the officers were drawn from these aristocratic families. The Chief of Nepalese Army have been mostly drawn from noble Chhetri families from Gorkha such as ' Pande dynasty', ' Basnyat dynasty', and ' Thapa dynasty' before the rule of ' Rana dynasty'. History Kalu Pande, the first civilian chief of then Gorkhali army Currently, the Chief of Army Staff is the Chief of the Nepalese Army. Later in the late 1970s, the title was changed to Chief of Army Staff (CoAS). During the reign of Bhimsen Thapa, the title of Commander-in-Chief was introduced for the first time for denoting the army chief. The Chief of the Nepalese Army had been from among the Kaji officers during the 18th century. The Chief of the Nepalese Army (or Gorkhali Army) ( Nepali: नेपाली सेनाको प्रधानसेनापति) is the military position of army head of the Nepalese Army, initially known as Gorkhali Army.

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