Chief of the Nepalese Army
The Chief of the Nepalese Army 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.
Kalu Pande, the first civilian chief of then Gorkhali army
Image: Prithvi Narayan Shah
Image: Senapati Shivaram Singh Basnyat
Image: Bamshidhar Kalu Pande
Bhimsen Thapa was a Nepalese statesman who served as the Mukhtiyar and de facto ruler of Nepal from 1806 to 1837. He is widely known as the longest-serving prime minister of Nepal and was inducted into the "National heroes of Nepal" by King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah.
Sri Bhimsen Thapa, Mukhtiyar (Prime Minister of Nepal) from 1806 to 1837
King Rana Bahadur Shah, the King of Nepal from 1777 to 1799.
King Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah, the King of Nepal (1799–1816)
Possible portrait of young Bhimsen