After the World War II, he was often treated as a hero who bravely confronted the tyrannical government of the Imperial Court, and opened up a new era by enthroning himself as a New Emperor, in a manner similar as Aterui of Northern Tohoku.
第二次世界大戦終結後は、朝廷の横暴な支配に敢然と立ち向かい、新皇に即位して新たな時代を切り開いた英雄として扱われることが多くなった（北東北のアテルイも同様）。