In these ways, the conquest by Ieyasu of the Uesugi clan was recognized by the Imperial court and the Toyotomi clan as a righteous fight in which 'Ieyasu, a faithful retainer of the Toyotomi clan, defeated Kagekatsu, a traitor.'
これにより、朝廷・豊臣氏から家康の上杉氏征伐は「豊臣氏の忠臣である家康が、謀反人の景勝を討つ」という義戦と認められた形となった。