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| — | 1953 | Fihrist numā'ishgāh-i makt̤ūt̤āt o navādir | Aligarh | |
| — | 1953 | Fihrist-i namāyish-i makhṭūṭāt va navādir-i kutubkhāna-i Muslim Unīvarsīty ʻAlīgārh | Aligarh | |
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| — | n.d. | Hand list of 206 Sanskrit manuscripts in Sanskrit and Hindi Departments of Aligarh Muslim University | Aligarh | Unpublished |
| — | 1912 | The ... triennial report on the search for Hindi manuscripts, for the years ... Published by the Nagri Pracharini Sabha, Benares under the authority and patronage of the Government of the United Provinces | Allahabad | |
| — | 1944 | The twelfth Report on the Search of Hindi MSS. for the years 1923, 1924, and 1925, vol. 1-2, by Rai Bahadur Dr. Hiralal | Allahabad | |
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| — | 1976 | Durlabh Pañjābī pustakām dī sūci | Amritsar | |
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| — | 1893 | Author collection of ancient manuscripts from Central Asia | | |
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