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Battle of Pliska: Bulgarians under Khan Krum beat a Byzantine army, killing the Emperor Nicephorus, whose skull Krum has

Battle of Pliska: Bulgarians under Khan Krum beat a Byzantine army, killing the Emperor Nicephorus, whose skull Krum has made into a drinking cup

Battle of Pliska: Bulgarians under Khan Krum beat a Byzantine army, killing the Emperor Nicephorus, whose skull Krum has made into a drinking cup

Events Before

  1. Empress Irene of Byzantium is driven out

    Empress Irene of Byzantium is driven out

  2. Ludger becomes the first Bishop of Münster in the Holy Roman Empire

    Ludger becomes the first Bishop of Münster in the Holy Roman Empire

Events After

  1. Pope Stephen IV, [V] elected to succeed Leo III

    Pope Stephen IV, [V] elected to succeed Leo III

  2. St. Paschal I begins his reign as Catholic Pope, succeeding Stephen IV

    St. Paschal I begins his reign as Catholic Pope, succeeding Stephen IV

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