Emperor Keikō and Inabi no Ōiratsume of Harima bore twin sons, Ōusu and Wo-Usu. When the young Wo-Usu tore his elder brother apart for disobeying their father, the horrified Keikō dispatched him on military campaigns against the Kumaso and eastern rebels, where he earned the name Yamato Takeru.
Emperor Keikō dispatched Yamato Takeru on consecutive military campaigns — first against the Kumaso in Kyushu, then against the eastern Emishi — sending the violent prince away from court after his fratricide of Ōusu (Kojiki).
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