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| Title | Personal Observations on Sindh: The Manners and Customs of Its Inhabitants; and Its Productive Capabilities |
| Author | Thomas Postans |
| Publisher | Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1843 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 12 Jul 2005 |
| ISBN | 8120617185, 9788120617186 |
| Length | 402 pages |
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