Most denpon such as "Eikyoki" and "Yuki Senjoki" began with a genealogy of the Ashikaga clan, which is followed by details of Eikyo War and Yuki War, restoration of Kamakura bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun), the Takamigahara Battle in which the Yamanouchi-Uesugi clan and the Ogigayatsu-Uesugi clan fought during the Chokyo Rebellion, and the appearance of Soun HOJO.
『永享記』『結城戦場記』ともに伝本の多くは足利氏の系譜を始めに記し、永享の乱・結城合戦の顛末、鎌倉府再興、長享の乱で山内・扇谷上杉氏が戦った高見原合戦や北条早雲の登場までで構成されている。