登基 (dēng jī) — (formal) to ascend the throne, to be enthroned

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• 新皇帝明年登基。
  Xīn huáng dì míng nián dēng jī.
  The new emperor will ascend the throne next year.
• 他登了基之后，改年号为“永和”。
  Tā dēng le jī zhī hòu, gǎi nián hào wèi "yǒng hé".
  After he ascended the throne, he changed the era name to 'Yonghe'.
• 历史上很多皇帝在登基时都很年轻。
  Lì shǐ shàng hěn duō huáng dì zài dēng jī shí dōu hěn nián qīng.
  Historically, many emperors were very young when they ascended the throne.