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Name: Nikephoros I Brief biography: A civil servant and general under Empress Eirini, he replaced her on the Byzantine throne in a coup in 802; he was killed in battle against the Bulgarians in 811. Nationality: Arab Occupation: Ruler Date of birth: c. 760 Place of birth: Seleucia Period of rule: 802-811 Date of death: 811-07-26 |
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A civil servant and general under Empress Eirini, he replaced her on the Byzantine throne in a coup in 802; his unpopular, hard-taxing rule did not deliver military success, and he was killed in battle against the Bulgarians. Khan Krum is said to have made a drinking cup of the dead emperor's skull. |
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17 Related Objects | |
| Follis Nikephoros I; Stavrakios; Syracuse BIRBI-B4620 | |
| Follis Nikephoros I; Stavrakios; Syracuse BIRBI-B4622 | |
| Follis Nikephoros I; Stavrakios; Syracuse BIRBI-B4619 | |
| Follis Nikephoros I; Stavrakios; Syracuse BIRBI-B4621 | |
| Forty nummi Nikephoros I; Stavrakios; Constantinople BIRBI-B4644 | |
| Forty nummi Constantinople; Nikephoros I; Stavrakios BIRBI-B4646 | |
| Forty nummi Nikephoros I; Stavrakios; Constantinople BIRBI-B4645 | |
| Forty nummi Nikephoros I; Constantinople BIRBI-B4616 | |
| Forty nummi Nikephoros I; Constantinople BIRBI-B4617 | |
| Forty nummi Nikephoros I; Stavrakios; Constantinople BIRBI-B4643 | |
| Forty nummi Nikephoros I; Stavrakios; Constantinople BIRBI-B4642 | |
| Solidus Nikephoros I; Stavrakios; Constantinople BIRBI-B4613 | |
| Solidus Nikephoros I; Stavrakios; Constantinople BIRBI-B4616ADD | |
| Solidus Nikephoros I; Stavrakios; Constantinople BIRBI-B4614 | |
| Solidus Nikephoros I; Constantinople BIRBI-B4612 | |
| Solidus Nikephoros I; Stavrakios; Constantinople BIRBI-B4615 | |
| Tremissis Nikephoros I; Stavrakios; Syracuse BIRBI-B4618 | |
2 Related People | |
| Michael I Byzantine 844-01-11 | |
| Stavrakios Byzantine 812-01-11 | |
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