Consequently, his ambition to overthrow the bakufu was not realized since; Nagayasu OKUBO, who was a vassal of Tokugawa clan and had close relationship with Masamune, was punished after his death along with his all family members (Nagayasu OKUBO Incident); the son-in-law of Masamune, Tadateru MATSUDAIRA (6th son of Ieyasu) was deprived his status as a feudal lord and forfeited the territory; the attempt of Masamune to ally with Spain ended in failure.
しかし、政宗と親密であった徳川家の家臣、大久保長安が死後に一族もろとも処罰され（大久保長安事件）、娘婿の松平忠輝（家康の六男）が改易され、スペインとの同盟が不調に終わり、倒幕は実現されなかった。