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The '''Mongol bow''' is a [[Bow shape#Recurve bow|recurved]] [[composite bow|composite]] [[Bow (weapon)|bow]] renowned for its military effectiveness.
The old Mongolian bows that were used during the [[Mongol conquests|times]] of Genghis Khan were smaller than the modern weapons used at most [[Naadam]] festivals today. The Mongolian archery tradition may be continuous, but archerythe wastype officiallyof outlawed<reftraditional name="Thebow Pathused ofin Mongolia today is essentially identical to the Arrow">{{cite[[Manchu web|last1=Eric|first1=Brownstein|title=Thebow]] Pathwhich dates to the period of the Arrow|url=http://digitalcollections[[Qing Dynasty]].sit.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1064&context=isp_collection|accessdate=4 AprilFrom 2015}}</ref>the 17th-20th century, archery in Mongolia afterdecreased itin waspopularity conqueredin byproportion to the [[Manchuavailability people|Manchu]]of dynasty.<ref>Munkhtsetsegfirearms. INSTINCTIVEIndeed, ARCHERcontemporary MAGAZINE.depictions Up-datedof 18the July1768 2000Battle [http://www.atarn.org/mongolian/mn_nat_arch/mn_nat_arch.htm]of accessedKhorgos 4between Aprilthe 2015.</ref>Qing ManchuDynasty soldiersand enteredthe [[Yurt|gers]]Western andMongolian brokeDzungars anyshow bowsthe thatmounted theyDzungars foundprimarily armed with muskets.[[File:The AfterBattle moreof thanKhorgos 200(1768)|thumb|Mounted yearsarchers of enforcement,the theseQing changesDynasty stuckconfront andmounted theDzungar ancientDragoons]] artThe traditions of bowMongolian makingarchery waswere nearlykept lost,alive alongby withthe aQing majorityImperial ofcourt archerywhich gamesmaintained anda traditions. Moderncohort Mongolian bows,Imperial consequently,Bodyguards arespecifically derivedtrained fromin archery with Manchurian bows.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Dekker|first1=Peter|title=Did the Chinese/Manchu's tradition;Really theyBan areArchery largerin andMongolia.|url=http://www.manchuarchery.org/did-qing-ban-archery-mongolia|website=Fe haveDoro stringArchery|accessdate=23 bridges.August 2016}}</ref>
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In 1940, the Archery Bureau was founded, and in 1959 it organized the first modern competitions and changed its name to the National Archery Association. There are now three archery associations in Mongolia, the National, the Uriankhai, and the Buriad, each with its own cultural style and competition rules.<ref name="The Path of the Arrow"/>
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