For the Hakkas, who gradually fell to the status of a disadvantaged minority from the 17th century onward, these conditions increased the difficulty of survival. For the modern-day historian, frequent armed conflict between organized groups in Taiwan adds an extra layer of complexity to the past.
這樣的大環境，為康熙以來逐漸屈居下風的客家族群，帶來更大的生存壓力，除深化了今天人們解讀歷史的複雜與困難，分類械鬥也成為北部客家人「遁入」山區的原因。