In the discipline of history, Sobuji-rei is sometimes referred to as one of Toyotomi heiwa-rei (Toyotomi's peace edicts), a series of edicts to control personal conflicts such as Katanagari-rei (an edict prohibiting peasants from possessing arms), Kaijo kaizokusen kinshi-rei (an edict outlawing pirates), and kenka teishi-rei (an edict prohibiting fights and violence with weapons).
歴史学では刀狩令や海上賊船禁止令、喧嘩停止令など、私闘を抑制する一連の法令と併せて豊臣平和令（とよとみへいわれい）と呼ぶ場合もある。