The second battle of Azukizaka took place in 1564, when Tokugawa Ieyasu sought to combat the growing threat of the Ikko-ikki, a sect of warrior monks who were strongly against samurai rule. The Ikki consisted of samurai, monks, and peasants, many of whom were vassals of Tokugawa. As the battle wore on, a number of these samurai swtiched sides, deciding that their feudal obligation to Tokugawa was stronger than their loyalty to the Ikki; it was only because of this that Tokugawa was able to win the battle. The Sengoku Period (æ¦å½æä»£ Sengoku jidai) or warring-states period, is a period of long civil war in the history of Japan that spans from the middle 15th to the early 17th centuries. ... Events March 8 - Naples bans kissing in public under the penalty of death June 22 - Fort Caroline, the first French attempt at colonizing the New World September 10 - The Battle of Kawanakajima Ottoman Turks invade Malta Modern pencil becomes common in England Conquistadors crossed the Pacific Spanish found a colony... The article incorporates text from OpenHistory. ... Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu Tokugawa Ieyasu (previously spelled Iyeyasu); å¾³å· å®¶åº· (January 31, 1543 â June 1, 1616) was the founder of the Tokugawa bakufu of Japan which ruled from the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 until the restoration of the monarchy in 1868. ... The Ikko-ikki (一向一揆), literally single-minded leagues, were mobs of Japanese warrior monks and farmers, who rose up against samurai rule in the 15th and 16th centuries. ... Oda Nobunaga Oda Nobunaga (ç¹ç° ä¿¡é· Oda Nobunaga?, June 23, 1534 - June 21, 1582) was a major daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. ... Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu Tokugawa Ieyasu (previously spelled Iyeyasu); å¾³å· å®¶åº· (January 31, 1543 â June 1, 1616) was the founder of the Tokugawa bakufu of Japan which ruled from the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 until the restoration of the monarchy in 1868. ... Events March 8 - Naples bans kissing in public under the penalty of death June 22 - Fort Caroline, the first French attempt at colonizing the New World September 10 - The Battle of Kawanakajima Ottoman Turks invade Malta Modern pencil becomes common in England Conquistadors crossed the Pacific Spanish found a colony... Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu Tokugawa Ieyasu (previously spelled Iyeyasu); å¾³å· å®¶åº· (January 31, 1543 â June 1, 1616) was the founder of the Tokugawa bakufu of Japan which ruled from the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 until the restoration of the monarchy in 1868. ... The Ikko-ikki (一向一揆), literally single-minded leagues, were mobs of Japanese warrior monks and farmers, who rose up against samurai rule in the 15th and 16th centuries. ...
References
Turnbull, Stephen (2003). 'Japanese Warrior Monks AD 949-1603'. Oxford: Osprey Publishing.