During the period of the Company rule in India and the British Raj, the Commander-in-Chief, India (often "Commander-in-Chief in or of India") was the supreme commander of the British Indian Army. The Commander-in-Chief and most of his staff were based at GHQ India, and liaised with the civilian Governor-General of India. Following the Partition of India in 1947 and the creation of the independent dominions of India and Pakistan, the post was abolished. It was briefly replaced by the position of Supreme Commander of India and Pakistan before the role was abolished in November 1948. Subsequently, the role of Commander-in-Chief was merged into the offices of the Commanders-in-Chief of the independent Indian Army and Pakistan Army, respectively, before becoming part of the office of the President of India from 1950 and of the Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army from 1947. Prior to independence, the official residence was the Flagstaff House, which later became the residence of the first Prime Minister of India; as Teen Murti Bhavan (Teen Murti House), it is now a museum. This is a list of people who were the military Commander-in-Chief, India until 1947. The rank and title are the final ones for the officer's career and not necessarily applicable to his tenure as Commander-in-Chief, India. List of Commanders-in-Chief Commanders-in-Chief have been: † denotes people who died in office. Commanders-in-Chief of India, 1752–1801 Commanders-in-Chief of India, 1801–1857 Commanders-in-Chief of India, 1861–1947 See also Secretary of State for India Governor-General of India Chief of the General Staff Chief of the Army Staff Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army References External links Chronological List of Commanders-in-Chief, India to 1947 British military commanders in chief Government of British India Military history of British India 1748 establishments in the British Empire 1947 disestablishments in the British Empire