Sonita was the country ofAsura kingBana or Vana. His daughterUsha marriedVasudeva Krishna's grandsonAniruddha.
The link between Sonita kingdom and its king Bana is made clearer in theBhagavata Purana
King Bana of Sonita is mentioned as follows:Vasudeva Krishna hath slainJarasandha, and Vakra, andShishupala of mighty energy, andBana 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 (ofPragjyotisha kingdom). At (9:46) Bana is mentioned as the son ofBali. (Diti (Matriarch) > Hiranyakasipu > Prahlada > Virochana > Bali > Bana (1:65).
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