Chief of the Nepalese Army

During the reign of Bhimsen Thapa, the title of Commander-in-Chief was introduced for the first time for denoting the army chief.

[2] The first civilian army chief was Kaji Kalu Pande who had significant role in the campaign of Nepal.

[2][3] Mukhtiyar Bhimsen Thapa was the first person to use Commander-in-Chief as the title of army chief.

During the Panchayat period, the Ranas continued to dominate the rank of Commander-in-Chief of Nepalese Army.

[4] 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.