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{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Mythic Society (Bangalore, India). The Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society (Bangalore, India)., Volume 85. The Society, 1994. p. 70.
- ↑ Ramesh Chandra Majumdar, Achut Dattatrya Pusalker, A. K. Majumdar, Dilip Kumar Ghose, Vishvanath Govind Dighe, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. The History and Culture of the Indian People: The struggle for empire.-2d ed, Volume 5 of The History and Culture of the Indian People, Achut Dattatrya Pusalker. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, 1966. p. 165.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ History Of Ancient India (portraits Of A Nation), By Kapur, Kamlesh, p.613
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