The two Maharatchakhru were heads of the Brahmin division within the department of the palace. Buntuean Siworaphot suggests that the author held the slightly junior post of Maharatchakhru Mahethon in the reign of Prasat Thong, and became Maharatchakhru Phraborohit under King Narai (1656–1688). "Tiger and Cow" refers to "Suea kho khamchan" (), a work usually dated early in the reign of King Narai. Prince Thep Phiphit (Khaek) was a son of King Borommakot (1733–1758), who had a prominent role in politics before and after the fall of Ayutthaya in 1767.