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'''Sonita''' was the country of [[Asura]] king [[Banasura|Bana]] or Vana. His daughter ''Usha'' married [[Krishna in the Mahābhārata|Vasudeva Krishna]]'s grandson [[Aniruddha]]. <br />
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== References in Mahabharata==<br />
''The link between Sonita kingdom and its king Bana is made clearer in the [[Bhagavata Purana]]''<br />
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King Bana of Sonita is mentioned as follows: [[Krishna in the Mahābhārata|Vasudeva Krishna]] hath slain [[Jarasandha]], and Vakra, and [[Shishupala]] of mighty energy, and '''Bana''' in battle, and numerous other kings also have been slain by him (5:130). At (5:64) Krishna is again mentioned as the slayer of Vana and Bhumi's son Naraka (of [[Pragjyotisha kingdom]]). At (9:46) Bana is mentioned as the son of [[Mahabali|Bali]]. (Diti (Matriarch) > Hiranyakasipu > Prahlada > Virochana > Bali > Bana (1:65).<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Kingdoms of Ancient India]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
*[[Mahabharata]] of [[Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa]], translated to English by Kisari Mohan Ganguli<br />
*[[Bhagavata purana]] of [[Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa]]<br />
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[[Category:Kingdoms in the Mahabharata]]<br />
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