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- ↑ Andaya, Barbara Watson; Andaya, Leonard Y. (2017-09-16). A History of Malaysia. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-350-30669-1.
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- ↑ Borschberg, Peter (2014-12-29). Jacques de Coutre's Singapore and Johor 1594-c.1625. NUS Press. ISBN 978-9971-69-852-2.
- ↑ Andaya, Barbara Watson; Andaya, Leonard Y. (2017-09-16). A History of Malaysia. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-350-30669-1.
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