Person

Krum

r. c. 803–814 · 9th century · Also known as Krum the Fearsome, Khan Krum

Krum was khan of the First Bulgarian Empire from about 803 to 814. He destroyed the remnants of the Avar Khaganate in the north-west and fought the Byzantine Empire, taking Serdica in 809. In 811 he trapped and killed the emperor Nikephoros I, reportedly turning his skull into a drinking cup, and in 813 he defeated Michael I and besieged Constantinople. He is also credited with the first written Bulgarian laws.

Krum
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Avar KhaganateDeclineFirst Bulgarian EmpireMilitary, Governance, Summary

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First Bulgarian Empire

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