In the meantime, the Byzantines attempted to ignite Serbia against Simeon, but he substituted Pavle with Zaharije Pribisavljević, a former refugee at Constantinople that he had captured.
Under tiden försökte bysantinerna uppvigla Serbien mot Simeon, men han ersatte Pavle med Zaharije Pribisavljević, en tidigare flykting i Konstantinopel som han hade tillfångatagit.