Later, Tadatsugu was ranked first on the list of Tokugawa-shitenno (four generals serving Ieyasu TOGUGAWA) and Tokugawa-jurokushinsho (16 protective deities serving Ieyasu TOKUGAWA) and was publicly honored as a meritorious vassal of Ieyasu.
後に徳川四天王・徳川十六神将の筆頭に数えられ、家康の功臣として顕彰された。