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In 6 June 913 Emperor Alexander died (after he had provoked a war with Bulgaria) and was succeeded by his 8 years old nephew Constantine VII who ruled under a Regency Council headed by Patriarch Nicholas I...
At the same time the Empire sunk into dissarray and turmoil because of revolts in Italy and a planned Arab invasion... Constantine Dukas was proclaimed Emperor and tried to overthrow the young Constantine VII and had many supporters...
However in OTL he was murdered in 2 months and the anarchy stopped in the empire...
WI Constantine Dukas survived the assassination attempt and deposed the young Constantine VII? How is this altering History?
How would Constantine VIII Dukas reacts to the threats of the rebellions, the Arabs and the Bulgarians? Any thoughts?
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