Study Guide · Chapter 6
Mnemonic Index
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A quick-fire table gathering every memory hook used in this book, so you can drill them as a standalone set once you've read both content chapters at least once.
| Cluster / Topic | Memory Hook |
|---|---|
| Kalinga War | "Kalinga gave Ashoka his conscience" — one battle, one edict (Rock Edict XIII), one religious conversion. |
| Hydaspes vs Beas | Battle at the Hydaspes (Jhelum) against Porus; mutiny and turnaround at the Beas (Hyphasis) — two different rivers, two different events. |
| Tarain I & II | "Tarain I: mercy. Tarain II: mastery." Same two rulers, opposite outcome, one year apart. |
| The Three Panipats | Peg: "pan" + "pat" → a giant frying pan being patted flat on an open plain — Lodi (1526), Hemu (1556), Bhau (1761), in that order. |
| Plassey vs Buxar | "Plassey installed a puppet; Buxar signed the deed" — Plassey (1757) began political control, Buxar (1764) secured revenue rights (Diwani, 1765). |
| Haldighati | "Indecisive, but immortal" — tactically a draw, but a lasting symbol of Rajput resistance (Maharana Pratap vs Man Singh). |
| Tipu Sultan's end | "1-2-3-4, Tipu dies in the last" — four Anglo-Mysore Wars, draw, draw, big loss, death at Seringapatam (1799). |
| Battle of Colachel | "Colachel: Asia beats Europe" — Travancore defeats the Dutch, 1741, a rare early reversal. |
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