▁kingdom ▁of ▁the ▁Tw elve ▁Kingdom s . ▁It ▁is ▁currently ▁ruled ▁by ▁R oh ou . ▁ ▁S ai ▁- ▁The ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁S ai ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁" middle " ▁kingdom s ▁of ▁the ▁Tw elve ▁Kingdom s . ▁It ▁is ▁currently ▁ruled ▁by ▁K ou ko . ▁ ▁Sh un ▁- ▁The ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Sh un ▁is ▁the ▁sout he astern ▁out land ▁kingdom ▁that ▁is ▁separated ▁from ▁the ▁eight ▁main land ▁kingdom s ▁by ▁the ▁Ky ok ai . ▁It ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁pre cious ▁stones ▁and ▁medic inal ▁spr ings . ▁ ▁Sou ▁- ▁The ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Sou ▁is ▁the ▁southern most ▁kingdom ▁of ▁the ▁Tw elve ▁Kingdom s . ▁It ▁is ▁currently ▁ruled ▁by ▁S ens hin ▁whose ▁ 6 0 0 - year ▁reign ▁is ▁longest ▁of ▁the ▁current ▁r ul ers ▁of ▁the ▁Tw elve ▁Kingdom s . ▁ ▁Tai ▁- ▁The ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Tai ▁is ▁the ▁n ort he astern ▁out land ▁kingdom ▁that ▁is ▁separated ▁from ▁the ▁eight ▁main land ▁kingdom s ▁by ▁the ▁Ky ok ai . ▁Kn own ▁for ▁its ▁har sh ▁winter s , ▁the ▁kingdom ▁was ▁ruled ▁by ▁Gy ous ou ▁until ▁his ▁disapp earance . ▁ ▁Public ation ▁There ▁are ▁nine ▁nov els ▁in ▁the ▁Tw elve ▁Kingdom s ▁series , ▁including ▁two ▁short ▁story ▁collections . ▁The ▁nov els ▁are ▁illustrated ▁by ▁A ki hi ro ▁Yam ada . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁nov els ▁have ▁been ▁published ▁in ▁two ▁volume ▁ed itions ▁such ▁that