ɪn fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː, ˈæftɚɹ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ wˈɛnz ˈoʊldɪst sˈʌn lˈɪuː ʃˈaʊ, ðə kɹˈaʊn pɹˈɪns hæd ɐsˈæsᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd ˈɛmpɚɹɚ wˈɛn ænd tˈeɪkən ðə θɹˈoʊn hɪmsˈɛlf, lˈɪuː dʒˈʌn ɹˈoʊz ɐɡˈɛnst hɪz bɹˈʌðɚ fɹʌm hɪz dᵻfˈɛns pˈoʊst æt dʒjˈɑːŋ pɹˈɑːvɪns tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ, mˈɑːdɚn dʒjˈɑːŋksi ænd fˈuːdʒiən ænd hˈɛdᵻd ˈiːst tʊ ɐtˈæk ðə kˈæpɪɾəl dʒˈaɪəŋkˌæŋ.
In 453, after Emperor Wen's oldest son Liu Shao, the Crown Prince had assassinated Emperor Wen and taken the throne himself, Liu Jun rose against his brother from his defense post at Jiang Province (江州, modern Jiangxi and Fujian) and headed east to attack the capital Jiankang.