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References
- ↑ W. H. McLeod (2009). The A to Z of Sikhism - Page 171 via Google Books. ISBN 9780810863446 . Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ↑ Hari Dev Kohli (2010). Supreme Court On Hindu Law - Page 121 via Google Books. ISBN 9788175348226 . Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ↑ Surjit Singh Gandhi (2007). History of Sikh Gurus Retold: 1469-1606 C.E Page 812 via Google Books. ISBN 9788126908585 . Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ↑ Challenging the rule(s) of law : colonialism, criminology and human rights in India. Kalpana Kannabirān, Ranbir Singh. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: SAGE Publications. 2008. p. 332. ISBN 978-81-321-0027-0. OCLC 501176322.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ↑ Singh, Kumar Suresh (1996). "Appendix B". Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles. People of India: National series. Vol. 8 (Illustrated ed.). Delhi: Anthropological Survey of India. pp. 1355–1357. ISBN 0-19-563357-1. OCLC 35662663.
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