However, in accordance with the progress of the studies in recent years on the military aristocracy, a view to regard the Abe clan as "Tsuwamono" (soldiers) characteristic of the Imperial Court State have emerged.
しかし近年の軍事貴族研究の進展とともに、安倍氏を王朝国家特有の「兵(つわもの)」と見る考え方が登場している。