Es-Sebü’s-Seyyâr fî Ahbâr-ı Mülûki’t-Tatar’ın Deşt-i Kıpçak Tarihindeki Yeri Ve Ehemmiyeti
Journal: Journal of International Eastern European Studies
Year: 2019

The manuscript Al-Sab’a al-Sayyār fī Akḥbār Mulūk al-Tatar (The Seven Stars about Deeds of Tatar Rulers) compiled by Seyyid Mehmet Riza in the 18th century is the most detailed history of Crimea then known to us. Its language is Ottoman Turkish and is very redundant and literary. As it can be extracted from the name, the book tells about histories of seven great Crimean khans. It includes peerless information about historical geography, political history, economical structure and institutions of