He belonged to a military exploit group and compared favorably with Tokugawa-shitenno (four generals serving Ieyasu TOKUGAWA) and was recorded as "showed outstanding loyalty for long years" in the Taitokuin-dono Gojikki, a record book of Hidetada TOKUGAWA.
徳川四天王に劣らぬ武功派で、台徳院殿御実紀には「数年の忠功青史に赫々たり」とある。