[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.s9.314 # The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c19.s9.314 The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c19.s9.314 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c19.s9.314](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.rapson-1922.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. - [Previous: v1.c19.s9.313](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.rapson-1922.v1.c19.s9.313) - [Next: v1.c19.s9.315](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.rapson-1922.v1.c19.s9.315) - [Up: v1.c19.s9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.rapson-1922.v1.c19.s9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.rapson-1922.v1.c19.s9.314](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.rapson-1922.v1.c19.s9.314) · Pramāṇa