Local legend holds that Ong Keo survived the murder attempt and lived until the early 1970s.
[1] Ong Keo was an Alak, born in Ban Paktai, Muang Thateng, in what then was part of the kingdom of Champasak, but now is in Xekong or Sekong Province.
Ong Keo moved rapidly up the leadership ladder because of his charisma and intelligence, and his fluency in Lao and Pali.
Phu Mi Boun surrendered to the French in October 1907 after military defeats, epidemics and famine disheartened his troops.
He continued to use the title of "Great King" that he had given himself, performed Buddhist/Alak religious rites and encouraged his disciples, particularly Ong Kommandam, to carry on his struggle.