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- ↑ Mousavi, Sayed Askar (1998). The Hazaras of Afghanistan : an historical, cultural, economic and political study. Richmond, Surrey : Curzon. p. 140. ISBN 0-7007-0630-5.
- ↑ The Hazaras of Afghanistan and their Shi'a Orientation: An Analytical Historical Survey. ICAS press. 2014. pp. 153–154.