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- ↑ India, Anthropological Survey of (1996). Himachal Pradesh. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 458. ISBN 978-81-7304-094-8 . Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ↑ Bowles, Gordon Townsend (1977). The People of Asia. Scribner. p. 160. ISBN 978-0-684-15625-5 . Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ↑ Rai, Mridu (2004). Hindu Rulers, Muslim Subjects: Islam, Rights, and the History of Kashmir. Hurst. p. 160. ISBN 978-1-85065-701-9 . Retrieved 23 April 2021.
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