After the period of the Northern and Southern Courts and during the Sengoku period, Akiie KITABATAKE came to be known as a great commander through books such as 'Taiheiki' (The Record of the Great Peace), 'Baishoron' as well as 'Jinno shotoki' (Chronicle of the direct descent of gods and sovereigns), which was written Akiie's father, Chikafusa KITABATAKE.
北畠顕家は南北朝を経て戦国時代(日本)には、「太平記」や「梅松論」、父の北畠親房が記した「神皇正統記」などの書物によって名将として親しまれた。