After a spiritual and temporal reign of over half a century, Tupden Gyatso, the XIII Dalai Lama of Tibet, died in the year 1933. The XIII Dalai Lama had stressed the importance of reforming the social, political, and economic structures of Tibet, prophesying just before he died that Tibet was in danger of being overrun, its people slaughtered, and its sacred beliefs being smashed under the might of an enemy. It made all the more frightening by the recognition of a rising shadow to the east (China). As is tradition, they searched all over Tibet for the reincarnation of the XIII Dalai Lama. They found him in the province of Amdo, in the village of Takster. In that village was a monastery with a roof of jade and gold, as had been prophesied. In a house that had turquoise tiles (this had also been prophesied) they found a boy named Lhamo Dondrub. The search party's leader disguised himself as a servent and the junior official Lobsong Tsewang pretended to be the leader of the group. Kewtsang Rinpoche spoke to the child and was suprised to hear him demand to see the rosary that Kewstang was wearing that had once belonged to the XIII Dalai Lama. Kewstang promised to give the rosary to the boy if he could guess who he was and give the correct name of the party's leader. The boy replied that Kewstang was "Sara aga", a colloquial way of saying a "Lama of Sera". He then identified Kewstang by name, gave the name of Lobsong Tsewang, and declared that Kewstang was the leader of the party. After more questioning and tests, the state oracles were consulted. The confirmed the news that Lhamo Dondrub was indeed the reincarnation of the XIII Dalai Lama. Finally, on February 22, 1940, the newly named Tenzin Gyatso was enthroned officially as the XIV Dalai Lama.