Rao Sonag was a
Rajput
Rājpūt (, from Sanskrit ''rājaputra'' meaning "son of a king"), also called Thākur (), is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating fro ...
king belonging to the
Rathore clan, and the first Rao of
Idar. His father was
Rao Sheoji
Kingdom of Marwar, also known as Jodhpur State during the modern era, was a kingdom in the Marwar region from 1243 to 1818 and a princely state under British rule from 1818 to 1947. It was established in Pali by ''Rao Siha'', possibly a migran ...
and his mother hailed from the
Chavda clan of Rajputs.
Sonag was a brother of
Rao Asthan
Rao Asthan (died April 15, 1291) was the second Rao of Rathore clan. His father was Rao Sheoji and his mother was a Chavdi Rajputani.
History
He conquered Khed from Guhilotes and consequently his descendants bore the patronymic Khedecha R ...
, ruler of
Khed. The two brothers together conquered the town of
Idar and Sonag settled there. Consequently, his descendants are known as "Idariya
Rathores."
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 monarchs
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