It was believed that Anna Incident was Morotada's plot to deprive Takaakira of his position, and people tend to say that Morotada's death only six months after his accession was due to MINAMOTO no Takaakira's resentment.
安和の変は高明の失脚を謀った師尹の企みであったとされ、左大臣昇任後一年もたたずに死去したことについて、世間では源高明の恨みによる物と噂された（大鏡）。