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- ↑ Aruna Gopinath, 1991, ms 16
- ↑ Ricklefs, 34
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- D. G. E. Hall, A History of South-east Asia. London: Macmillan, 1955.
- ↑ Jim Baker (15 July 2008). Crossroads (2nd Edn): A Popular History of Malaysia and Singapore. Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Pte Ltd. pp. 64–65. ISBN 978-9814516020.
- ↑ Andaya, Barbara Watson (1982). A History of Malaysia. New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 71. ISBN 978-0-312-38120-2.
Sources
- R.O. Winstedt (1992). A History of Johore. The Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society (MBRAS). ISBN 983-99614-6-2.