Английская Википедия:Chief of the Nepalese Army
The Chief of the Nepalese Army (or Gorkhali Army) (Шаблон:Lang-ne) is the military position of army head of the Nepalese Army, initially known as Gorkhali Army. The Chief of the Nepalese Army had been from among the Kaji officers during the 18th century. During the reign of Bhimsen Thapa, the title of Commander-in-Chief was introduced for the first time for denoting the army chief. Later in the late 1970s, the title was changed to Chief of Army Staff (CoAS). Currently, the Chief of Army Staff is the Chief of the Nepalese Army.
History
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".Шаблон:Sfn During the Shah monarchy, the officers were drawn from these aristocratic families.Шаблон:Sfn During the Rana dynasty, Ranas overtook the position as birthright.Шаблон:Sfn The first army chief of Nepal was King Prithvi Narayan Shah who drafted and commanded the Nepali (Gorkhali) Army.Шаблон:Sfn The first civilian army chief was Kaji Kalu Pande who had significant role in the campaign of Nepal.Шаблон:Sfn 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.Шаблон:Sfn 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.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
Mukhtiyar Bhimsen Thapa was the first person to use Commander-in-Chief as the title of army chief.Шаблон:Sfn He was given the title of General as an additional portfolio to the position of Mukhtiyar.Шаблон:Sfn During the Anglo-Nepalese War, Bhimsen bore all the responsibilities of the army as a Commander-in-Chief.Шаблон:Sfn King Rajendra Bikram Shah appointed Bhimsen to the post of Commander-in-Chief on 1835 A.D.Шаблон:Sfn and praised Bhimsen for long service to the nation.Шаблон:Sfn 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.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn Immediately after the incarceration of the Thapas in 1837, Dalbhanjan Pande and Rana Jang Pande were the joint head of military administration.Шаблон:Sfn However, Rana Jang was removed after 3 months in October 1837.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:SfnШаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn During the Rana dynasty, the founding Rana Prime Minister Jung Bahadur Rana made the position hereditary on agnatic rolls of succession. 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.Шаблон:Sfn Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C) was second in the hierarchy than Supreme Commander during Rana Era.Шаблон:Sfn The eradication of Rana dynasty from power after Revolution of 1951 did not end Ranas' dominance. During the Panchayat period, the Ranas continued to dominate the rank of Commander-in-Chief of Nepalese Army.Шаблон:Sfn 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.
List of Chiefs of the Nepalese Army
List of Pradhan Senapati (Chief Generals) of Gorkhali Army (1743–1835)
| No. | Name | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Prithvi Narayan Shah Шаблон:Small |
Файл:Prithvi Narayan Shah.jpg | c.1743 | c.1743 | Founder of Gorkhali Army |
| 1. | Kaji Shivaram Singh Basnyat Шаблон:Small |
Файл:Senapati Shivaram Singh Basnyat.jpg | c.1743 | February 1747 | First civilian army chief of Gorkhali forces. |
| 2. | Kaji Vamshidhar "Kalu" Pande Шаблон:Small |
Файл:Bamshidhar Kalu Pande.jpg | February 1747 | June 1757 | |
| 3. | Kaji Vamsharaj Pande Шаблон:Small |
Файл:Bamsa Raj Pandey.jpg | ?? | July 1785 | Probably, joint chief of army with others. |
| 4. | Kaji Abhiman Singh Basnyat Шаблон:Small |
Файл:Abhiman Singh Basnyat.jpg | ?? | April 1794 | Probably, joint chief of army with others. |
| 5. | Kaji Damodar Pande Шаблон:Small |
Файл:Damodar Pande.jpg | ?? | March 1804 | Probably, joint chief of army with others. |
| – | Rana Bahadur Shah Шаблон:Small |
Файл:Rana Bahadur Shah.jpg | 1804 | April 1806 | |
| 6. | General Bhimsen Thapa Шаблон:Small |
Файл:Bhimsen-thapa-painting (cropped).jpg | 1811 | 1835 |
List of Commanders-in-Chief of the Nepalese Army (1835–1979)
List of Chiefs of the Army Staff of Nepal (1979–present)
| No. | Name | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Unit of Commission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34. | General Singha Pratap Shah Шаблон:Small |
15 May 1979 | 15 May 1983 | ||
| 35. | General Arjun Narsingh Rana Шаблон:Small |
15 May 1983 | 15 May 1987 | ||
| 36. | General Satchit Jung Bahadur Rana Шаблон:Small |
Файл:General Satchit Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana.jpg | 15 May 1987 | 15 May 1991 | |
| 37. | General Gadul Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Шаблон:Small |
15 May 1991 | 4 May 1995[1] | ||
| 38. | General Dharmapaal Barsingh Thapa Шаблон:Small |
15 May 1995 | 15 May 1999 | ||
| 39. | General Prajwalla Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Шаблон:Small |
19 May 1999 | 9 September 2003 | ||
| 40. | General Pyar Jung Thapa Шаблон:Small |
10 September 2003 | 9 September 2006 | ||
| 41. | General Rookmangad Katawal Шаблон:Small |
Файл:General Rookmangud Katawal, in New Delhi on December 12, 2007 (cropped).jpg | 9 September 2006 | 9 September 2009 | |
| 42. | General Chhatra Man Singh Gurung Шаблон:Small |
9 September 2009 | 5 September 2012 | Shreenath Battalion | |
| 43. | General Gaurav Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Шаблон:Small |
Файл:Gaurav Shumsher JB Rana.jpg | 6 September 2012 | 10 September 2015[2] | Purano Gorakh Battalion |
| 44. | General Rajendra Chhetri Шаблон:Small |
Файл:Rajendra Chhetri, 2016.jpg | 10 September 2015 | 8 September 2018[3] | Rajdal Battalion |
| 45. | General Purna Chandra Thapa Шаблон:Small |
Файл:COAS General Purna Chandra Thapa (Nepali Army).jpg | 9 September 2018[4][5] | 9 September 2021 | Gorakh Bahadur Battalion[6] |
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