Travancore Maharaja Marthanda Varma the great after conquering and consolidating the state,he assigned all the properties in favour of Sri Padmanabhan (god).Maharaja then took the title of Sri Padmanabha Dassa(servant) and administered state affairs as the agent of the diety.This act of assignement is called Trippadi Danam
This is unique in the sense that a king surrendered a kingdom to a diety. Kings elsewhere amassed wealth by means of limited liability and continents through wars ,often with religious fervour.
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