▁the ▁Sie ge ▁of ▁U eda ▁on ▁two ▁separate ▁occasions , ▁Mas ay uki ▁is ▁now ▁considered ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁greatest ▁military ▁strateg ists ▁of ▁his ▁era . ▁In ▁recent ▁times , ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁port ray als ▁in ▁nov els , ▁films ▁and ▁other ▁forms ▁of ▁media ▁have ▁contributed ▁to ▁his ▁increased ▁popular ity . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁the ▁third ▁son ▁of ▁San ada ▁Y uk it aka ▁in ▁ 1 5 4 7 , ▁but ▁the ▁exact ▁date ▁is ▁unknown . ▁His ▁child hood ▁name ▁was ▁G eng or ō ▁( 源 五 郎 ). ▁At ▁birth , ▁he ▁had ▁no ▁right ▁to ▁succeed ▁his ▁father ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁two ▁older ▁brothers , ▁Nob uts una ▁and ▁Mas ater u . ▁ ▁Tak eda ▁retain er ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 5 5 3 , ▁at ▁seven ▁years ▁old , ▁he ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Tak eda ▁cl an ' s ▁headquarters ▁in ▁K ai ▁as ▁a ▁host age . ▁There ▁he ▁becomes ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁O ku kin j ū sh ū ▁( <0xE5> <0xA5> <0xA5> 近 <0xE7> <0xBF> <0x92> <0xE8> <0xA1> <0x86> ), ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁six ▁young ▁servants ▁close ▁to ▁Tak eda ▁Sh ingen . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁K ō y ō ▁G unk an , ▁Sh ingen ▁fav oured ▁him ▁as ▁he ▁soon ▁recognized ▁that ▁Mas ay uki ' s ▁tal ents ▁and ▁insight ▁riv aled ▁those ▁of ▁his ▁father ▁Y uk it aka . ▁As ▁such , ▁he ▁is ▁sometimes ▁included ▁among ▁the ▁Tw enty ▁Four