hɪz mˈʌðɚ wʌz kˈɑːnsɔːɹt lˈaɪ, hˌuː hæd pɹˈiːviəsli bˌɪn kˈæptʃɚd ɪn wˈɔːɹ ænd hæd bɪkˌʌm ɐ kˈɑːŋkjuːbˌaɪn ʌv tʃuːˈoʊbɚ ɹˈɛn tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ ðə pɹˈɪns ʌv jˈɑːŋtʃæŋ, ɐ dˈɪstənt ɹˈɛlətˌɪv ʌv ˈɛmpɚɹɚ wɛntʃˈɛŋ, hˌuː wʌz ˈɛksᵻkjˌuːɾᵻd ɪn fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː ˈæftɚ hˌævɪŋ bˌɪn ɐkjˈuːzd ʌv kɹˈaɪmz.
His mother was Consort Li, who had previously been captured in war and had become a concubine of Tuoba Ren (拓拔仁) the Prince of Yongchang, a distant relative of Emperor Wencheng, who was executed in 453 after having been accused of crimes.