It is one of the most important Persian-language dictionaries produced in Mughal India,[1] and has been termed a "benchmark" in the genre of Persian dictionary-writing.
[2] Mir Jamal al-din Husayn Inju hailed from Shiraz (in present-day Iran), born into a noble Sayyid family.
He rose to a prominent position in the court of the Mughal Emperor Akbar, and began writing the dictionary at the ruler's request in the 1590s.
[4] Muzaffar Alam interprets this as emblematic of a larger trend of Persian linguistic purification attempts in Mughal India.
[5] Richard Eaton views the production of this dictionary as part of efforts by Akbar to associate the Mughal court with Persian culture.