▁of ▁the ▁horse ▁mounted ▁sam ur ai ▁to ▁cross . ▁The ▁war rior ▁mon ks ▁stood ▁their ▁ground ▁with ▁bow ▁and ▁arrow , ▁nag in ata , ▁sword ▁and ▁d agger , ▁but ▁were ▁ultimately ▁defeated . ▁Following ▁his ▁victory , ▁Tai ra ▁no ▁Ki y om ori ▁ordered ▁that ▁reven ge ▁be ▁taken ▁upon ▁the ▁mon ks ▁that ▁opposed ▁him . ▁M ii - der a ▁was ▁burn ed ▁to ▁the ▁ground ▁once ▁again , ▁as ▁were ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁tem ples ▁of ▁N ara . ▁Only ▁the ▁En ry aku - ji ▁escaped ▁un sc athed . ▁ ▁Three ▁years ▁later , ▁when ▁Min am oto ▁no ▁Y osh in aka ▁bet rayed ▁his ▁cl an ▁by ▁storm ing ▁into ▁Ky oto , ▁setting ▁the ▁H ō j ō ji ▁Palace ▁a fl ame ▁and ▁kid n apping ▁Emperor ▁Go - Sh ira ka wa , ▁he ▁was ▁opposed ▁by ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁mon ks ▁of ▁Ky oto , ▁including ▁those ▁from ▁Mount ▁H iei . ▁▁ 1 3 th – 1 4 th ▁centuries ▁and ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁Z en ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁Gen pe i ▁War , ▁the ▁monaster ies , ▁to ▁a ▁large ▁extent , ▁turned ▁their ▁attention ▁to ▁re building , ▁first ▁phys ically , ▁and ▁then ▁polit ically . ▁Their ▁political ▁influence ▁grew ▁stronger ▁through ▁peace ful ▁means , ▁and ▁the ▁war rior ▁mon ks ▁played ▁only ▁very ▁minor ▁roles ▁in ▁the ▁wars ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁and ▁ 1 4 th ▁centuries .