title: Seyyid Muhammad Riza and his essay “Seven Planets in the News of the Tatar kings”
abstract: The article is about one of the most important works devoted to the history of the Crimean Khanate, the historical work “Seven Planets in the News of the Tatar Kings” (“As-sab’ as-sayyar fi akhbari muluk at-Tatar”) by the Ottoman author Seyyid Muhammad Riza, who most likely was of Crimean Tatar origin and came from the Seyid stratum and was part of the elite of the Ottoman Empire, in charge of the affairs of the Seyids. The title of the work has an allegorical meaning and is associated with the 
journal: Crimean Historical Review