▁base ▁was ▁eventually ▁to ▁attract ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁war l ords ▁like ▁O da ▁Nob un aga ▁and ▁Tok ug awa ▁I ey as u , ▁who ▁recognized ▁their ▁opposition ▁to ▁sam ur ai ▁rule , ▁their ▁determ ination , ▁their ▁strength , ▁and ▁their ▁numbers . ▁ ▁Tok ug awa ▁I ey as u ▁attacked ▁the ▁I kk ō - ik ki ▁of ▁Mik awa ▁in ▁ 1 5 6 4 , ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Az uk iz aka , ▁and ▁failed ▁to ▁defeat ▁them , ▁but ▁returned ▁shortly ▁afterwards ▁with ▁a ▁cont ing ent ▁of ▁war rior ▁mon ks ▁from ▁his ▁own ▁religious ▁sect , ▁J ō do - sh ū , ▁and , ▁after ▁defe ating ▁the ▁I kk ō ▁ad her ents ▁in ▁battle , ▁burn ed ▁all ▁their ▁tem ples ▁to ▁the ▁ground . ▁As ▁O da ▁Nob un aga ▁rose ▁to ▁power ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 5 6 0 s , ▁the ▁mon ks ▁of ▁En ry aku - ji ▁reg ained ▁their ▁military ▁might , ▁and ▁fought ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁sk irm ishes ▁in ▁the ▁streets ▁of ▁Ky oto ▁against ▁a ▁new ▁rival ▁sect , ▁Nich ir en ▁Buddh ism . ▁They ▁eventually ▁burn ed ▁all ▁of ▁Ky oto ' s ▁Nich ir en ▁tem ples ▁to ▁the ▁ground , ▁and ▁then ▁sought ▁al lies ▁among ▁the ▁local ▁l ords ▁( da im y ō ). ▁Unfortunately ▁for ▁them , ▁the ▁A za i ▁and ▁As ak ura ▁cl ans ▁they ▁al