likely of a hemorrhage and stroke. Legacy Krum was remembered for instituting the first known written Bulgarian law code, which ensured subsidies to beggars and state protection to all poor Bulgarians. Drinking, slander, and robbery were severely punished. Through his laws he became known as a strict but just ruler, bringing Slavs and Bulgars into a centralized state. Novels have been written on his life, such as by Dmityar Mantov (1973) and Ivan Bogdanov (1990). See also History of Bulgaria Bulgars Annotations References Sources (primary source) (primary source) Theophanes the Confessor, Chronicle, Ed. Carl de Boor, Leipzig. . External links Khan Krum Featured on Bulgarian Commemorative Coin Nikolov, A. Khan Krum in the Byzantine tradition: terrible rumours, misinformation and political propaganda. – In: Studies in honour of Professor Vassil Gjuzelev (= Bulgaria Mediaevalis, 2). Sofia, 2011, 39-47 Monarchs of the Bulgars 8th-century births 814 deaths 9th-century Bulgarian monarchs Year of birth unknown Bulgarian people of the Byzantine–Bulgarian Wars Turkic rulers