Krum decapitates Nikephoros
07/26/811 AD killed by
The Byzantine army was ambushed and destroyed in Varbishki mountain passes.
Nikephoros was captured during the battle and sent to Pliska, where Krum orders his decapitation.
Krum is said to have made a drinking-cup of Nikephoros' skull.
Pliska
Lattitude: 43.387° N
Longitude: 27.132° E
Region: Russia and Eastern Bloc
Modern Day Bulgaria
Lattitude: 43.387° N
Longitude: 27.132° E
Region: Russia and Eastern Bloc
Modern Day Bulgaria
Subjects Who or What killed by?
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Nikephoros I (Nicephorus I Logothetes, Νικηφόρος Α΄, Nikēphoros) Emperor of the Byz...
Objects To Whom or What was killed by?
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Krum (the Fearsome) Khan of Bulgaria 800–8...
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