▁eight y ▁count ies ▁in ▁Jose on , ▁each ▁govern ed ▁by ▁Gun su ▁( 군 수 ▁ 郡 守 ), ▁a ▁ 4 th ▁junior ▁rank . ▁ ▁H ye on ▁( 현 ▁ <0xE7> <0xB8> <0xA3> ) ▁- ▁Lar ge ▁h ye ons ▁were ▁govern ed ▁by ▁H ye ong ry e ong ▁( 현 령 ▁ <0xE7> <0xB8> <0xA3> 令 ) ▁of ▁ 5 th ▁junior ▁rank ▁while ▁smaller ▁h ye ons ▁were ▁govern ed ▁by ▁H ye ong g am ▁( 현 감 ▁ <0xE7> <0xB8> <0xA3> <0xE7> <0x9B> <0xA3> ) ▁of ▁ 6 th ▁junior ▁rank . ▁ ▁Administr ative ▁divisions ▁▁ ▁During ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁Jose on ▁D ynast y , ▁Korea ▁was ▁divided ▁into ▁eight ▁provinces ▁( do ; ▁ 도 ; ▁ 道 ). ▁The ▁eight ▁provinces ' ▁boundaries ▁remained ▁un changed ▁for ▁almost ▁five ▁centuries ▁from ▁ 1 4 1 3 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 5 , ▁and ▁formed ▁a ▁ge ographic ▁parad ig m ▁that ▁is ▁still ▁reflected ▁today ▁in ▁the ▁Korean ▁Pen ins ula ' s ▁administrative ▁divisions , ▁dialect s , ▁and ▁regional ▁dist in ctions . ▁The ▁names ▁of ▁all ▁eight ▁provinces ▁are ▁still ▁preserved ▁today , ▁in ▁one ▁form ▁or ▁another . ▁ ▁Military ▁ ▁Royal ▁Gu ards ▁Royal ▁gu ards ▁were ▁el ite ▁troops ▁consisting ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 ▁men ▁task ed ▁with ▁guard ing ▁the ▁king , ▁queen , ▁and ▁minister s . ▁ ▁These ▁were ▁soldiers ▁hand ▁selected ▁by ▁the ▁king . ▁ ▁They