The rebellion is also considered the reason that the Shimazu clan couldn't send a large force to the Battle of Sekigahara, because the rebellion occurred immediately after the Keicho Campaign and just before the Battle of Sekigahara.
また、慶長の役直後、関ヶ原の戦い直前の大乱であり、島津氏が関ヶ原の戦いに大軍を送れなかった原因になったともいわれている。