Shorui-Awaremi-no-rei was repealed 10 days after the previous Shogun, Tsunayoshi TOKUGAWA died and more than 6,000 people subject to the punishment were released.
前代の徳川綱吉の時代の生類憐れみの令を早くも綱吉死後の10日目には廃止し、これによって処罰されていた6000人以上の人の罪を解いた。