This fire is regarded as one of the "Three Great Fires of Kyoto" (early modern period) along with those of the Hoei and Genji eras (Dondon-yake and the fire of the Kinmon Incident).
なお、宝永・元治（どんどん焼け、禁門の変に伴うもの）と並んで「（近世）京都の三大大火」とも言われている。