This report by Denzil Ibbetson provides a detailed analysis of the revision of settlement of the Panipat tahsil of the Karnal district of India, conducted between 1872 and 1880. The report covers the history of the region, the methodology of the settlement revision, and the economic and social conditions of the district, making it an indispensable resource for historians, geographers, and social scientists. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.