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- ↑ Syad Muhammad Latif (1892). Lahore: Its History, Architectural Remains and Antiquities: With an Account of Its Modern Institutions, Inhabitants, Their Trade, Customs, &c. Printed at the New Imperial Press. p. 342. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ↑ 1857 in the Muslim Historiography. Sang-e-Meel Publications. 2007. p. 189. ISBN 978-969-35-1970-9 . Retrieved 12 May 2020.
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