The bows that were used during the rule of Genghis Khan were smaller than the modern Manchu-derived weapons used at most Naadam.
Mongol style bows were officially outlawed[2] in Mongolia after it was conquered by the Manchu dynasty.[3] Manchu soldiers entered gers and broke any Mongol bows that they found, and the Qing forced Mongols to use the Manchu bow in their archery.
interesting. i wonder why they did this, just symbolic domination?
Primarily cultural erasure it looks like because the Manchu outlawed the Mongolian contests and rituals using that bow. Secondarily I imagine economic domination as well, gotta have bows for food and defense and if your local bowmaker has no idea how to make Manchu bows you gotta buy one from the Manchu to eat
