gyadopted by the writers of the Nihongi may not yet be implicitlyaccepted, its general accuracy is not open to dispute. After what he had done to her, all sense of modesty and shamehad been expunged. This complication seems tohave caused some difficulty, for whereas Keitai died in 531, Ankan'sreign did not commence until 534. On the Mahdi's orders he was arrested andbeheaded.
He had only a fleeting glimpse of hisassassin. The executioner stepped up behind his victim and touchedthe back of his neck with the blade of the sword, marking his aim. Osman waited for him with the sword poised. He spat out a tooth andhis mouth ran with blood.
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