From the time when the Southern Court became well recogized as the orthodox Imperial court, Masashige KUSUNOKI and the Kusunoki clan were praised as the representative of loyal subjects and were even rewarded.
南朝が正統な朝廷とする史観が定着するや、楠木正成や楠木氏は忠臣の代表として賞賛され、顕彰されるようになる。