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Apart from official records what are the other sources of information that is available to historians?

The other sources of information that is available to historians are,
  • Diaries of people
  • Accounts of pilgrims and travellers
  • Autobiographies of important personalities
  • Popular booklets and newspapers
  • Books and letters written by Leaders, reformers, poets and novelists

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