After his suicide, he was known for instigating the Battle of Namdaemun as a response to the disbanding of the Korean military following the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1907 and the abdication of Emperor Gojong.

On August 1, 1907, he gathered officers above a battalion commander or higher at the Japanese military headquarters to disband the army.

[1]When Park's suicide became known, some of the soldiers of the 1st Chamryeong under him became enraged and started an anti-Japanese uprising, which led to the Battle of Namdaemun.

After his death, in 1962, he was posthumously awarded the Presidential Order of Merit for National Foundation by the Government of South Korea.

[7] His statement and act of suicide are portrayed in the 2018 South Korean TV series, Mr Sunshine, as is the Battle of Namdaemun.