After this incident, Prince Takaoka lost power, and the Emperor felt guilty for having set his biological son up as the crown prince; Prince Otomo, his half-brother, became the second prince who was willing to descend and leave the royal family (which was an indirect cause of the Showa Incident).
この結果、高岳親王は廃されるが、実子を立てる事に気まずさを感じたためか今度はかねてから臣籍降下を望んでいた異母弟の大伴親王（淳和天皇）を強引に皇太弟に立ててしまった（これが承和の変の遠因となる）。