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- ↑ Jat Varna Mimansa (1910): Pandit Amichandra Sharma, Published by Lala Devidayaluji Khajanchi, pp.21-24
- ↑ Ompal Singh Tugania : Jat Samuday Ke Pramukh Adhar Bindu, p.22
- ↑ Jat Varna Mimansa (1910): Pandit Amichandra Sharma, Published by Lala Devidayaluji Khajanchi, pp.21-24
- ↑ Singh, K. S. (1996). Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles. Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 978-0-19-563357-3.
- ↑ Singh, Kumar Suresh (1992). People of India: Haryana. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 425. ISBN 978-81-7304-091-7.
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