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- ↑ R. J. Crampton (2005). A Concise History of Bulgaria. On the page 270, a list of the rulers of Bulgaria is given.
- Mosko Moskov, Imennik na bălgarskite hanove (novo tălkuvane). Sofia, 1988.
- Jordan Andreev, Ivan Lazarov, Plamen Pavlov, Koj koj e v srednovekovna Bălgarija. Sofia, 1999.
- (primary source), Bahši Iman, Džagfar Tarihy, vol. III, Orenburg 1997.