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Nicephorus I dies in battle while attacking the capital of Bulgar leader Krum. Allegedly, the khan drinks from a cup fashioned from the slain emperor's skull. Nicephorus I's successor, Stauracius, is unable to serve because of a debilitating injury and is replaced on the throne by his son-in-law, Michael Rangabe, who becomes Michael I.
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