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- ↑ Rima Hooja 2006 , p. 460 "Banbeer was a son of Sanga’s dead brother, the valiant Prithviraj by one of his non-Rajput concubines, and like other offspring of such unions, held a certain status and recognition. (Actually,‘concubine’ falls short of a suitable definition of terms like ‘pardayat’, ‘paswan’, etc. used for non-Rajput ‘wives’ of Rajput chiefs and rulers). According to some versions, it was Rana Vikramaditya who called Banbeer to his court, and subsequently placed the fullest of confidence in him. Banbeer, in his turn, waited for a suitable opportunity, and in 1536 murdered the Rana and staked his title to the throne of Mewar"
- ↑ Ram Vallabh Somani 1976, p. 189-190.
- ↑ Dasharatha Sharma 1990, p. 69.
- ↑ Gopinath Sharma 1954, p. 59-60.
- ↑ Rima Hooja 2006, p. 462.
- ↑ Ram Vallabh Somani 1976, p. 192.