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The Board of Marshals (원수부元帥府) was the ministry which managed over all the military of the Korean Empire. This was for the centralization of power towards the then-emperor Gojong of the Korean Empire. After the establishment of the board the power of the military authorities were handed to the Emperor. 2 regiments’ worth of both the Imperial Guards and the City Guards were organized to guard the capital city Hanyang (한성漢城).