The antagonism between the Sugawara clan and the rival faction continued to fester through successive eras, leading some to view this antagonism as the true cause of Michizane's famous demotion later on (in the Shotai Incident).
菅原氏と反対派の対立は次代以後に持ち越され、後の道真左遷（昌泰の変）の遠因となったとする見方もある。