Death
Thuljaji died in 1787 at age 49 leaving behind an impoverished state. Two of his queens committed Sati. As he did not have blood offsprings of his own, he adopted Serfoji from a parallel branch of the Bhonsle family. Serfoji II ascended the throne at the age of 10 with Thuljaji's brother Amarsingh as regent.
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