In consequence, Saigo, Itagaki and others who supported Seikanron went into opposition (this incident is called the "Seikanron Coup" or the "Coup of 1873"), and they became leaders of the revolt by Shizoku (family or person with samurai ancestors) from Saga War in 1874 to Satsuma Rebellion or the Freedom and People's Right Movement.
その結果、西郷や板垣らの征韓派は一斉に下野（征韓論政変または明治六年政変）し、1874年の佐賀の乱から1877年の西南戦争に至る士族反乱や自由民権運動の起点となった。