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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General Maharaj Shri Rajendrasinhji Jadeja canonical 2

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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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
linked to: New Delhi, India

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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 ⓘ