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- ↑ Book of Sui. Beijing: Zhonghua Book Company. 1997. ISBN 9787101003161.
- ↑ Nihon Shogi. Iwanami Shoten. 1994. ISBN 9784003000410.
- ↑ Samguk Sagi. 박이정. 2004. ISBN 9788978786959.
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