The text was authored by , a contemporary historian who served as a court chronicler. What makes Suri’s work distinct is his lineage; he was a Khatri Hindu writing during the apex of the Sikh Empire under Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Unlike the "Bhands" (praise singers) or British colonial observers, Suri occupied a unique space—a bureaucratic insider who understood the mechanics of the state while maintaining a degree of professional objectivity rare for his time.
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