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Pickett, James (2016). "Nadir Shah's Peculiar Central Asian Legacy: Empire, Conversion Narratives, and the Rise of New Scholarly Dynasties". International Journal of Middle East Studies48 (3): 491–510. doi:10.1017/S0020743816000453. பன்னாட்டுத் தர தொடர் எண்:0020-7438.