The achievements of Masashige were emphasized in the description contained in the pro-Southern-Court classic "Taiheiki," but in the pro-Ashikaga history book "Baishoron" (Historical tale compiled in 1349) he was described sympathetically.
南朝寄りの古典『太平記』では正成の事跡は強調して書かれているが、足利氏寄りの史書である『梅松論』でさえも同情的な書き方をされている。