Rajendrasinhji Jadeja
| Maharaj Shri Rajendra Sinhji Jadeja | |
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| Commander-in-Chief, Indian Army | |
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In office 14 January 1953 – 1 April 1955 |
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| Preceded by | Field Marshall K M Cariappa |
| Succeeded by | Office Replaced by office of Chief of the Army Staff (India) |
| Chief of the Army Staff (India) | |
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In office 1 April 1955 – 14 May 1955 |
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| Preceded by | Office Created |
| Succeeded by | General SM Shrinagesh |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
15 June 1899 Sarodar, Kathiawar, Nawanagar State |
| Died | 1 January 1964 (aged 64) |
| Spouse(s) | Maya Kunwarba |
| Awards |
 Distinguished Service Order
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 British India India
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| Service/branch |
 British Indian Army Indian Army
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| Years of service | 1921–1955 |
| Rank |
 General
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| Unit | 2nd Lancers |
| Commands |
 Chief of the Army StaffCommander-in-Chief, Indian Army  Southern Army Eastern Army Western Army (then called 'Delhi and East Punjab Command')2nd Lancers |
| Battles/wars |
World War II Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 |
General Maharaj Shri Rajendrasinhji Jadeja, DSO (15 June 1899 – 1 January 1964), also known as Kumar Sri Rajendrasinhji and K.S. Rajendrasinhji, was the first Chief of Army Staff of the Indian army, and the second Indian, after Field Marshal K. M. Cariappa, to become Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army.
Rajendrasinhji was born on 15 June 1899, at Sarodar in the Kathiawar region of what is now the western Indian state of Gujarat. He was the third son of Devisinhji Jadeja . The family belonged to the ruling Rajput dynasty of Nawanagar State (now Jamnagar), and Devisinhji was the elder brother of K.S. Ranjitsinhji and uncle of K.S.Duleepsinhji, two cricketing luminaries produced by that family. In 1928, Rajendrasingh wed Maya Kunwarba. The couple became the parents of three children. His son, Rajkumar Shri Sukhdevsinhji, married the daughter of the ruler of Masuda in Rajputana, Rajkumari Vijaylakshmi Masuda. His youngest daughter was married to HH the Raja Sahib of the erstwhile princely state of Khairagarh in then Madhya Pradesh (present day Chhattisgarh), she was an MP of the Lok Sabha and a popular leader in her constituency.
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