ˈæftɚ lˈɪuː dʒˈʌnz ˈoʊldɚ bɹˈʌðɚ lˈɪuː ʃˈaʊ ðə kɹˈaʊn pɹˈɪns ɐsˈæsᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd ðɛɹ fˈɑːðɚɹ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ wˈɛn ɪn fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː ænd tˈʊk ˌoʊvɚ ðə θɹˈoʊn hɪmsˈɛlf, lˈɪuː dʒˈʌn stˈɑːɹɾᵻd ɐn ˈʌpɹaɪzɪŋ, ænd lˈeɪɾɚ ðæt jˈɪɹ kˈæptʃɚd ænd kˈɪld lˈɪuː ʃˈaʊ, tˈeɪkɪŋ ðə θɹˈoʊn hɪmsˈɛlf æz ˈɛmpɚɹɚ zˈaɪəˌaʊuː.
After Liu Jun's older brother Liu Shao the Crown Prince assassinated their father Emperor Wen in 453 and took over the throne himself, Liu Jun started an uprising, and later that year captured and killed Liu Shao, taking the throne himself as Emperor Xiaowu.