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- ↑ Risley, H. H. The Tribes and Casts of Bengal. p. 30.
- ↑ Anand A. Yang (1 January 1989). The Limited Raj: Agrarian Relations in Colonial India, Saran District, 1793-1920. University of California Press. pp. 58–59. ISBN 978-0-520-05711-1.
- ↑ Dutt, G.N. (1904). History of Hathwa Raj. p. 179-180.
- ↑ "Babu Ananda Rai vs Tikait Kali Prasad". Privi Council Cases.
- ↑ "Babu Ananda Rai vs Tikait Kali Prasad Singh".