que dtt Siam.1    It was followed in 1912 by his Essai
d'inventaire archeologique dn Siam?
The Siamese style which had its origin in Ayu-
dhya from the I4th century, prevails even to the
present day in the whole of Siam.
 III.	Chronicles.—There is  no  lack  of chro-
nicles in Siam.    We have  many Siamese  chronicles
of cities, of pagodas  and of particular notable families,
which offer an abundant mine of valuable information.
The  oldest   Siamese  chronicle   is—•JinakElamUlinl^
which was  written  in Pali  in 1516.     It  was  trans-
lated  into  the   Siamese  language  during the  reign
of phrah buddha vox fa and was published from
Bangkok in 1908.    In 1906  phy A prajakiccakaro-
cakr  compiled  from  numerous laotine  chronicles,
a new book called PhohsUvaddLnyonok^ meaning the
Annals of Yonaka.
 IV.	Annals.—In Siam, the annals are known as
Phoiisavaddn, equivalent to the Sanskrit Vam$avatara.
The principal Siamese annals are:—
i. PhohsUvaddn nua or Annals of the North,
compiled by the order of the king culalonkorn and
published in the year 1869. It is a collection of
popular Siamese traditions*
1.	Bull,    de la  commission archeologique de Tlndo-china,
1909.
2.	Ibid, 1912.