He is counted as the three wise rulers in the middle of the Edo period along with Yozan UESUGI of Yonezawa Domain, Dewa Province and Harusada TOKUGAWA (Kirin [a mythical Chinese animal] of Kii) of the Kishu Domain, Kii Province.
出羽国米沢藩の上杉鷹山や紀伊国紀州藩の徳川治貞（紀州の麒麟）とともに江戸時代中期の三名君とされる。