Nevertheless, the prolonged disorder after the Otate Disturbance along with the invasion by the Oda forces, made it impossible for the Uesugi family to pacify the situation by themselves, this resulted in Uesugi's provincial power, which had expanded over the course of Kenshin's lifetime, and the Uesugi family's prestige to decline markedly.
しかし、織田氏の侵攻に加え、御館の乱後の混乱が長期化し、自力のみによる沈静化ができなくなったことから、謙信が一代で拡大した上杉氏の国力は著しく衰退し、上杉家の力は急激に凋落の一途を辿った。