The former capital was occupied by the Burmese garrison army and five local leaders declared themselves overlords, together with the lords of Sakwangburi, Phitsanulok, Pimai, Chanthaburi, and Nakhon Si Thammarat. The capital and lots of its territories lay in chaos after the war. 404 In 1917, Siam joined the first World War on the aspect of the Allies. The earliest proof to mention the Siam persons are stone inscriptions present in Angkor Borei of Funan (K.557 and K.600), dated 661 CE, the slave's name is mentioned as "Ku Sayam" which means "Sayam feminine slaves" (Ku is a prefix used to check with female slaves within the pre-Angkorian period), and the TakЁ¦o inscriptions (K.79) written in 682 throughout the reign of Bhavavarman II of Chenla also mention Siam Nobel: āЁЎṇa?noya Po?a Sayam, which was transcribed into English as: the rice subject that was given to the po?a (noble rank) who was referred to as Sayam (Siam).