[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.rapson-1922) › v1.c19.s2.8 # The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c19.s2.8 The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c19.s2.8 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c19.s2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.rapson-1922.v1.c19.s2.8) The administrative business of the clan, and also the more important judicial acts, were carried out in public assembly, at which young and old were alike present¹. The meetings were held in a mote-hall—a mere roof supported by pillars, without walls. It is called \*santhāgāra\*, a technical term never used of the council chamber of kings². - [Previous: v1.c19.s2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.rapson-1922.v1.c19.s2.7) - [Next: v1.c19.s2.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.rapson-1922.v1.c19.s2.9) - [Up: v1.c19.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.rapson-1922.v1.c19.s2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.rapson-1922.v1.c19.s2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.rapson-1922.v1.c19.s2.8) · Pramāṇa