▁his ▁enemies , ▁the ▁M ō ri ▁cl an , ▁who ▁had ▁naval ▁control ▁over ▁the ▁area . ▁The ▁I kk ō ▁were ▁finally ▁forced ▁to ▁surrender ▁in ▁ 1 5 8 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 5 8 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 5 9 0 s , ▁various ▁fa ctions ▁of ▁war rior ▁mon ks ▁s ided ▁with ▁either ▁Tok ug awa ▁I ey as u ▁or ▁his ▁rival ▁Toy ot omi ▁H ide y oshi , ▁fighting ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁batt les ▁and ▁sk irm ishes . ▁When ▁Tok ug awa ▁I ey as u ▁finally ▁defeated ▁the ▁last ▁of ▁his ▁enemies ▁and ▁took ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁in ▁ 1 6 0 3 , ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁war rior ▁mon ks ▁finally ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁end . ▁ ▁We ap ons ▁and ▁dress ▁ ▁S ō he i ▁were ▁quite ▁varied ▁in ▁their ▁arm ament . ▁The ▁nag in ata ▁is ▁the ▁weapon ▁most ▁often ▁associated ▁with ▁them , ▁though ▁in ▁legend ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁history ▁many ▁war rior ▁mon ks ▁are ▁known ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁prof ic ient ▁with ▁everything ▁from ▁bow ▁and ▁arrow ▁to ▁tant ō ▁and ▁w ak iz ashi ▁( dagger ▁and ▁short ▁sword ). ▁Many ▁fought ▁on ▁horse back , ▁and ▁many ▁with ▁the ▁ ō - y oro i ▁arm or ▁of ▁the ▁sam ur ai . ▁ ▁War rior ▁mon ks , ▁like ▁most ▁other ▁Buddh ist ▁mon ks ▁of ▁related ▁sect s , ▁wore ▁a ▁series ▁of