However, when Kida lost his job due to Nanbokucho-Seijunron (argument on legitimacy of either Northern or Southern Dynasty) in 1911, the Yamatohime no Okimi enthronement or Shosei theory similar to that argument was also criticized.
しかし、1911年（明治44年）に喜田が南北朝正閏論で職を失うと、同種の性格を持つこの論争も冷水を浴びせられた。