Tamil Nadu Timeline

Serfoji II

4 events, 1805 to 1918.

  1. 1805

    1. 1805ThanjavurCulture

      Serfoji II sets up a Devanagari press at Thanjavur

      At Thanjavur, Serfoji II founded the Nava Vidya Kalasala press, the first in South India to print Devanagari.

  2. 1832

    1. 7 Mar 1832ThanjavurCulture

      Death of Serfoji II of Thanjavur

      Serfoji II, Thanjavur's scholarly ruler who had handed its administration to the Company in 1799, passed away.

    2. 17 Mar 1832ThanjavurPolitics

      Shivaji II becomes Raja of Thanjavur

      Shivaji, son of Serfoji II, was crowned at the Durbar Hall of Tanjore Fort and became the last Raja of Thanjavur.

  3. 1918

    1. 1918ThanjavurCulture

      Saraswathi Mahal Library opened to the public

      The manuscript library of the Thanjavur Maratha rulers, enriched by Serfoji II, was opened to the public in 1918.