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.
The young prince Wo-Usu (later Yamato Takeru) killed his elder twin brother Ōusu by seizing, dismembering, and discarding his body after Emperor Keikō asked him merely to bring his brother to meals.
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