Study Guide · Chapter 20
Mnemonic Index
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A single table gathering every memory hook and name-peg used in this book, so you can drill them as a standalone set once you've read the full chapter at least once.
| Cluster / Topic | Memory Hook |
|---|---|
| Kalinga War | "Kalinga gave Ashoka his conscience" — one battle, one edict (XIII), one conversion. |
| Hydaspes vs. Beas | Battle at the Hydaspes (Jhelum); mutiny/turnaround at the Beas (Hyphasis) — two rivers, two different events. |
| Mahmud of Ghazni vs. Muhammad of Ghor | Raider vs. conqueror: Ghazni raided 17 times and left; Ghor conquered once and stayed. |
| Tarain I & II | "Tarain I: mercy. Tarain II: mastery." Same two rulers, opposite outcome, one year apart. |
| The Three Panipats | "Panipat: Lodi, Hemu, Bhau" (losers, in order) — Peg: "pan" + "pat" → a frying pan being patted flat on an open plain. |
| Karnal (1739) | "Karnal broke the throne; Panipat broke the field." Peg: "Kar-nal" → a car stalling. |
| Saraighat (1671) | "Saraighat: the river fought for Assam" — naval/tidal victory, not cavalry. |
| The Three Carnatic Wars | "Adyar proved it, Arcot inspired it, Wandiwash finished it." Peg: "Wandi-wash" → scrubbing a stain clean on the third try. |
| Plassey vs. Buxar | "Plassey installed a puppet; Buxar signed the deed." |
| The Four Anglo-Mysore Wars | "1-2-3-4 wars, Tipu dies in the last" — draw, draw, big loss, death. |
| The Three Anglo-Maratha Wars | "Anglo-Maratha: Stalemate, Smash, Surrender" (Salbai, Assaye, Koregaon). |
| The Two Anglo-Sikh Wars | "Sikh Wars: two wars, one Punjab lost." Peg: First War = "MFS" (Mudki, Ferozeshah, Sobraon); Second War = "CG" (Chillianwala, Gujrat). |
| Kohima & Imphal (1944) | "The twin gates that never opened" — northern gate (Kohima), southern gate (Imphal), both aimed at Delhi. |
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