The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c19.s9.314

v1.c19.s9.314

Such an institution as the *hāṭh*, or barter fair, taking place on the borders of adjacent districts, finds, curiously enough, no mention in the Jātaka-book, though as the late Wm. Irvine wrote, ‘it is to this day universal to my personal knowledge, from Patna to Delhi, and, I believe, from Calcutta to Peshawar.’ The fêtes often alluded to¹ do not appear to have included any kind of market².