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- ↑ M. S. Naravane (1999). The Rajputs of Rajputana: A Glimpse of Medieval Rajasthan. APH Publishing. p. 153. ISBN 978-81-7648-118-2.
- ↑ Roy, Shibani (1983). Koli Culture: A Profile of the Culture of Talpad Vistar. New Delhi, India: Cosmo Publications. pp. 98: Koli clans in Gujarat such as Jala (Jhala), Jhalawadia, Jaloria, Makwana, Rathod.
- ↑ "Indian Princely States before 1947 A-J". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ↑ McLeod, John (1999). Sovereignty, Power, Control: Politics in the States of Western India, 1916-1947. BRILL. pp. 8–9. ISBN 9789004113435.
