It is written in praise of the king Husain Nizam Shah and his queen consort, Khunza Humayun.

However, modern scholars including Pushkar Sohoni and Mark Zebrowski agree that it was compiled with royal patronage.

[3] It is a matter of contention among scholars as to whether the manuscript was completed by the time of Husain Nizam Shah's death.

[3][4] However, the fact that Khunza Humayun features so prominently in both the text and the illustrations suggests that it might have been completed during her regency.

Thus, eleven of the twelve paintings depict razm-o-bazm (feasting and fighting), which commonly features in Persian art.