He ended up committing suicide by shooting himself with a pistol during the revolt to prevent the Japanese from capturing him alive.

After the arrival of the Kuomintang the bones were placed in a warehouse until 1974 when they were reburied near the Kawanakajima (Japanese: 川中島, modern-day Alan-Gluban (Chinese: 清流部落)) tribe at the Wushe Incident Memorial Park.

In 2005 the Kuomintang displayed a massive photo of Mona Rudao at its headquarters in honor of the 60th anniversary of Taiwan Retrocession Day.

[1] Mona Rudao has been part of Taiwanese popular culture, appearing in books and manga.

His character took the part of protagonist in the 2003 TV Drama Dana Sakura (風中緋櫻) and the 2011 Taiwanese film Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale.