His political position was based on bumin (policies for the people's livelihood) under the influence of Jodoshu sect, so it was appraised that it brought the shogunate government clear governance at that time.
政治姿勢は浄土宗の影響もあり撫民を基礎としたものであり、当時の幕政に明確な統治をもたらしたとする評価がある。