The Mongol bow was a laminated recurve composite bow with a bamboo core, horn belly facing the archer, and sinew back, bound with animal glue. An inscribed stone from 1226 records that Esungge, a nephew of Genghis Khan, shot a target at 536 meters, a famous, precisely dated demonstration of its range. Because animal glue dissolves in water, bows were wrapped in birch bark for protection when not in use. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Service Status Weapon ClassRecurve composite bow (horse archery) 1 Connections
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The Mongol composite bow was the core weapon of the horse archers who carried out the conquest of the Khwarazmian Empire.
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Wikipediabody text, Genghis Khan Stone inscription
Esungge (son of Genghis Khan's younger brother) shot a target at 335 alds (536 m or 586 yards)
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The core is bamboo, with horn on the belly (facing towards the archer) and sinew on the back, bound together with animal glue.
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The Mongol bow is a type of recurved composite bow
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- Weapon class (bow-crossbow) is a pre-industrial/melee weapon type by its own nature per the entity's own sourced description text; not carried in current active military service.
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