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- ↑ Who's who in Western India by Thomas Peters 1934, p.469
- ↑ Hassan, Syed Siraj ul (1989). The Castes and Tribes of H.E.H. the Nizam's Dominions. New Delhi, India: Asian Educational Services. pp. 335: Jagtàp. ISBN 978-81-206-0488-9.