In the military strategy book of the Medieval Period, Makibi was praised as a founder of the Japanese art of warfare for his achievement to bring back "Rikuto" (an ancient Chinese strategy book) which was possessed by Choryo (a politician and a war strategist in early China).
中世の兵法書などでは、張良が持っていたという『六韜』の兵法を持ち来たらしたとして、真備を日本の兵法の祖とした。