King · Vaishnava · South India
Marthanda Varma
King of Travancore (r. 1729 to 1758) who rebuilt the Padmanabhaswamy temple and in January 1750 gave his whole kingdom to the god, ruling afterwards as his servant, Padmanabhadasa.
Sources: Thrippati Danam: a ritual by which the rulers of Travancore became Padmanabhadasas (Hindupost); Padmanabhaswamy Temple (Encyclopaedia Britannica) · see Marthanda Varma's web