However, since the social position of the Narita clan was not as high as to show such arrogant behavior, and any precedent of bowing to Yoshiie without dismounting is not found in any original historical materials, researchers do not recognize this as a fact.
ただし、成田氏の地位はこのように尊大な態度を取れるほど過大ではなく、義家を馬上で迎える先例も原史料では認められず、研究者間はこれを事実とは認めていない。