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- ↑ Khalidi, Omar (2008). A Guide to Architecture in Hyderabad, Deccan, India. Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture, MIT Libraries.
- ↑ Lynton, Harriet Ronken (1987). Days Of The Beloved. Orient Blackswan. ISBN 9780863112690.
- ↑ "150 year old palace in ruins, but authorities continue to neglect Khursheed Jah Devdi". The News Minute. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ↑ "Monumental apathy: Iqbal-ud-Dowla Devdi lies in a shambles in Old City". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
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