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- ↑ Entry in University of Cambridge Libraries Directory: http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/libraries_directory/libraries_directory.cgi?library_id=71&type_code=A Archived 27 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Entry in the Islamic Manuscript Association: http://www.islamicmanuscript.org/inst.aspx?id=84%5B%5D
- ↑ Charities Direct entry: http://www.charitiesdirect.com/charities/the-ancient-india-and-iran-trust-276295.html%5B%5D
