Raja Shivaji (Marathi: तंजावरचे शिवाजी) (died 29th October 1855) of the Bhonsle dynasty was the son of Raja Serfoji II and ruled the fortress of Thanjavur and its surroundings from 1832 to 1855. He was the last Raja of Thanjavur known to wield any authority.Raja Shivaji was the only surviving son of Serfoji II when the latter died in 1832. The missionary Heber describes the young Shivaji as a ‘pale and sickly child’.
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