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- ↑ "رده:شخصیتهای زن شاهنامه", ویکیپدیا، دانشنامهٔ آزاد (in Persian), 2013-09-15, retrieved 2019-04-13
- ↑ "فهرست زنان شاهنامه", ویکیپدیا، دانشنامهٔ آزاد (in Persian), 2017-11-18, retrieved 2019-04-13
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