There is a sad aspect that Imperial Princess Inoe and Imperial Prince Osabe had an unnatural death, or that his brother, Imperial Prince Sawara, who was the first prince when the Kammu government started, was accused of assassinating FUJIWARA no Tanetsugu; he was sentenced to deportation in 785 and died.
井上内親王と他戸親王の不自然な死、治世のはじめに、皇太子とした弟早良親王を藤原種継暗殺の廉で785年流罪とし配所で死なしめたという暗い面も持ち合わせた。