It is believed that the Koryo dynasty era is the period which has very special
meaning with regard to the history of the VIP guard system. The guard system
in the early Koryo dynasty time focused on the official protection for kings
and their families with absolute royal authority. On the contrary, the guard
system in the late Koryo dynasty time, especially military regime period,
conducted providing private protection for military rulers and increasing their
power. The official guard troops named 2Gun6Wii became just perfunctory
organizations at that time. That is the reason why this study develops the
discussion only about the guard system of the early Koryo time.
The official VIP guard organizations under the government structure of the
early Koryo period were Naegoonbu, Byeongbu and Joongchoowon. This study
particularly reviewed the Joongchoowon with thorough research. In the
meantime, the guard organizations under the military chart of the early Koryo
period were 2Gun6Wii, Gonghakgoon, Geonryonggun and so on. 2Gun
consisted of ungyanggun and yonghogun. They were the royal bodyguards.
This study especially tried to review the substance of the Gonghakgoon,
Geonryonggun with different point of view from other theories. The Gumowwii,
one of 6 Wii, conducted many official duties such as royal palace protection,
capital city Gaesung defence, area patrols, criminal apprehension and
disturbance prevention. It also accomplished crowd control and convoy mission
at the streets to respond emergency cases while carrying out VIP protection
roles for kings and Chinese diplomats. Many bibliographies verified that the
Chunwoowii was the royal bodyguards which helped kings during state
ceremonies and grand meetings held by kings. Consequentially, it is true that
this study discovered, analyzed and evaluated various references and research
materials related with the guard system. It is meaningful that this study newly
reviewed the organizations and functions of the guard system as one structure.