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- ↑ https://testbook.com/ias-preparation/muhammad-qasim-ferishta
- ↑ Sheikh, Majid (11 June 2023). "Harking back: Gakhars, Timur and the Sayyids fight over Lahore". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
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