The Muromachi bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) which had not issued official Tokuseirei against the peasant uprising of the Shocho era was forced to issue Tokuseirei this time, which significantly damaged the prestige of the government.
正長の土一揆では遂に公式な徳政令を出さなかった室町幕府が徳政令を出したことにより、その権威は大きく傷ついた。