At the #BattleOfPliska, on #ThisDayInHistory in 811, the #RomanEmperor #NikephorosI was killed. He had earlier taken the #Bolghar capital & committed #genocide there. Bolghar forces of ambushed him on the return march and #KhanKrum made the emperor's skull into a drinking goblet.
July 26, 2026 at 2:30 PM
At the #BattleOfPliska, on #ThisDayInHistory in 811, the #RomanEmperor #NikephorosI was killed. He had earlier taken the #Bolghar capital & committed #genocide there. Bolghar forces of ambushed him on the return march and #KhanKrum made the emperor's skull into a drinking goblet.