General Maharaj Shri Rajendrasinhji Jadeja

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General Maharaj Shri Rajendrasinhji Jadeja was an Indian Army officer who became the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army after independence, playing a key role in shaping the post-colonial military leadership.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian Army officer
human
military general
affiliation Government of India
associatedWith Indian independence era
post-colonial state-building in India
citizenshipAfterEvent citizen of independent India
countryOfCitizenship India
countryServed India
era post-independence India
ethnicGroup Rajput
familyName Jadeja
fieldOfWork defence policy
military affairs
gender male
givenName Rajendrasinhji
hasHonorific Maharaj
hasRole senior military commander
hasTitle first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army
honorificPrefix General
Maharaj Shri ONDG
influenced development of Indian military leadership traditions
structure of the Indian Army after independence
languageSpoken English
Hindi
militaryBranch Indian Army
militaryRank General
movement post-colonial Indian military reorganization
name General Maharaj Shri Rajendrasinhji Jadeja self-link
notableEvent transition of Indian Army command from British to Indian leadership
notableFor being the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army after independence
shaping post-colonial military leadership in India
occupation military leader
soldier
partOf post-independence Indian military leadership
positionHeld Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army
residence India
socialStatus royal lineage
sphereOfActivity national defence of India
workLocation New Delhi, India
surface form: New Delhi

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Chief of the Army Staff (India) firstHolder General Maharaj Shri Rajendrasinhji Jadeja
General Maharaj Shri Rajendrasinhji Jadeja name General Maharaj Shri Rajendrasinhji Jadeja self-link