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'Mona Rudao', or 'Rudao Bai' (born 1882; died 1930) was the son of a chief of the Seedeq tribe. In 1911, he made a visit to Japan. He succeeded his father as a chief of the village of Mahebo and became one of the most influential chiefs of the area of Wushe.
He became famous for having carried out the revolt of Wushe in what is now Nantou County in 1930 against the Japanese colonial authorities. He ended up committing suicide during the revolt to prevent the Japanese from capturing him alive. His body was found in 1933, and was taken to the Department of Archaeology of the Taihoku Imperial University where it was exhibited. It was not until 1974 that his body was buried.
Mona Rudao is nowadays seen as a resistance hero against Japanese occupation.