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AbstractNinth International Congress of Mongolists: A Personal Account Congresses of Mongolists usually take place in Ulaanbaatar every five years but the ninth was brought forward by a year to coincide with the celebration of the 800th anniversary of the ‘founding of the Great Mongolian State’ (Ikh Mongol Uls) by Genghis Khan (Chinggis Khaan). Held from 8 to 12 August 2006, it was dedicated to ‘Mongolian statehood, past and present’. The congress organisers were the International Association for Mongolian Studies, the Mongolian Academy of Sciences and the Mongolian National University, with financial assistance from the Mongolian government and UNESCO.