To be acclaimed as emperor, typically through a military coup or orchestrated popular acclamation; to ascend to a position of ultimate power by forceful or pre-arranged means.
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During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period in ancient China, Zhao Kuangyin served as the Grand Inspector of the Imperial Guards under Emperor Shizong of the Later Zhou dynasty. After Emperor Shizong's death, his young son, Emperor Gong, ascended the throne, and Zhao Kuangyin commanded significant military power.
In 960 AD, when Northern Han and Khitan forces invaded the central plains, Zhao Kuangyin led his army to repel them. While stationed at Chenqiao, his officers and soldiers, either spontaneously or by pre-arrangement, draped a yellow imperial robe over him, acclaimed him as emperor, and urged him to take the throne.
Zhao Kuangyin thus established the Song Dynasty.