Rao Sonag was a

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belonging to the

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clan. His father was

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and his mother hailed from the Chavda clan of rajputs. Sonag was a brother of

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, ruler of Kheda. The two brothers together conquered the town of

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and Sonag settled there. Consequently, his male-line descendants are known as "Idariya

s."

References

*''Maheca Rathaurom ka mula itihasa: Ravala Mallinatha ke vamsaja - Maheca, Baramera, Pokarana, Kotariya aura Khavariya Rathaurom ka sodhapurna itihasa'' by Dr. Hukam Singh Bhati. Publisher: Ratan Prakashan, Jodhpur (1990)'' Year of birth missing Year of death missing Rajput rulers {{India-royal-stub