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.