The head of Sadato was nailed on a log and sent to the Imperial Court (in later years, the head of FUJIWARA no Yasuhira was also sent by MINAMOTO no Yoritomo to the Court following the example of this. The head of Yasuhira stored in Chuson-ji Temple of Hiraizumi still shows a trace of nailing).
その首は丸太に釘で打ち付けられ、朝廷に送られた（この故事に倣い、後年源頼朝によって藤原泰衡の首も同様の措置がされた。平泉の中尊寺に現存する泰衡の首には、釘の跡が残っている）。