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Serfoji II
Serfoji II was the Maratha raja of Thanjavur in southern India from 1798 to 1832. In 1799 he ceded the administration of his kingdom to the British, keeping the fort and an income. Educated by the missionary Christian Friedrich Schwartz, he devoted himself to learning, enlarging the Saraswati Mahal library and patronising Carnatic music, Tanjore painting and an early printing press.
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