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- ↑ Bakshi, S. R.; Pathak, Rashmi (2007). Punjab Through the Ages. Vol. 1. Sarup & Sons. p. 9. ISBN 978-8-17625-738-1.
- ↑ Rajput Qabail by Azam Kamran. p. 246
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