Although Yoshimasa was appointed to an Onmyo no kami (Director of Onmyoryo, or Bureau of Divination), it is still common to regard ABE no Yoshihira as a legitimate son.
この状況は吉昌が陰陽頭に任じられていても変わらず、よって安倍吉平が嫡男であるとの見方は未だに強い。