ɪn fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti tˈuː, ˈɛmpɚɹɚ tˈeɪwuː wʌz ɐsˈæsᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ ðə jˈuːnək zˈɑːŋ ˌeɪˈaɪ, hˌuː mˌeɪd ˈɛmpɚɹɚ tˈeɪwuːz sˈʌn tʃuːˈoʊbə jˈuː ðə pɹˈɪns ʌv nˈænən ˈɛmpɚɹɚ, bˌʌt ɐsˈæsᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd hˌɪm lˈeɪɾɚ ðæt jˈɪɹ æz wˈɛl.
In 452, Emperor Taiwu was assassinated by the eunuch Zong Ai, who made Emperor Taiwu's son Tuoba Yu the Prince of Nan'an emperor, but assassinated him later that year as well.