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- ↑ Singh, Pashaura (2006). Life and Work of Guru Arjan: History, Memory, and Biography in the Sikh Tradition. Oxford University Press. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-19-567921-2.
There was a preponderance of Jats (e.g. Randhawa, Khera, Dhillon, and Pannu sub-castes) ...
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