The format greatly influenced by classics such as "Hogen Monogatari" (The Tale of the Hogen War) and "Taiheiki" (The Record of the Great Peace) that told of the bravery of Tametomo, and Chinese Hakuwa Shosetsu (Chinese novel) such as "Suikokoden" (The later water margin) (It was the sequel to "Suikoden (The Water Margin)."
構成は、『保元物語』や『太平記』など為朝の武勇を伝える古典作品はもちろんのこと、琉球のあたりになると『水滸後伝』（『水滸伝』の後日談。