Tamil Nadu Timeline

Shivaji of Thanjavur

3 events, 1832 to 1855.

  1. 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.

  2. 1855

    1. 29 Oct 1855ThanjavurGovernance

      Thanjavur annexed under the Doctrine of Lapse

      After Raja Shivaji died without a male heir, the Company annexed the titular Maratha principality of Thanjavur.