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). The Board then commissioned Military Police, Military Engineers, and a Military Band. The total number of the modernized army grew to a significant number of 28,000 just before the Russo-Japanese War. After the victory, the Japanese reduced and later removed all military power from the Emperor.