▁side ▁during ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Se k ig ah ara . ▁Mas ay uki ▁sent ▁his ▁el dest ▁son , ▁Nob uy uki , ▁to ▁the ▁eastern ▁side , ▁while ▁Mas ay uki ▁and ▁his ▁younger ▁son , ▁Nob ush ige , ▁fought ▁on ▁the ▁western ▁side , ▁a ▁move ▁that ▁ens ured ▁the ▁San ada ▁cl an ' s ▁surv ival . ▁Fort ifying ▁U eda ▁Castle , ▁Mas ay uki ▁fought ▁against ▁Tok ug awa ▁H id et ada ' s ▁ 3 8 , 0 0 0 ▁men ▁with ▁only ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁soldiers . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁Second ▁Battle ▁of ▁U eda ▁Castle , ▁and , ▁whilst ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁exactly ▁a ▁victory , ▁Mas ay uki ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁deliver ▁a ▁heavy ▁blow ▁to ▁H id et ada ▁and ▁delay ▁his ▁forces ▁for ▁long ▁enough ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁show ▁up ▁at ▁the ▁main ▁battle field ▁on ▁time . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁western ▁side , ▁led ▁by ▁I sh ida ▁M its un ari , ▁lost ▁the ▁main ▁battle , ▁and ▁the ▁vict orious ▁Tok ug awa ▁I ey as u ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁red ist ribute ▁f ief s ▁at ▁will . ▁Mas ay uki ▁and ▁Nob ush ige ▁were ▁initially ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁executed , ▁but , ▁given ▁Nob uy uki ' s ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁army , ▁they ▁were ▁instead ▁ex iled ▁to ▁K udo y ama ▁in ▁K ii ▁province . ▁The ▁San ada ▁cl an ▁was ▁inherited