write about the Ajjatasattu and the vajjis
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There was a diamond mine near a village on the river Ganges. There was an agreement between Ajatashatru and the Lichhavis/vajjis that they would have an equal share of the diamonds. Because of sheer lethargy, Ajatashatru failed to collect his own share, and the whole lot of diamonds was carried away by the Lichhavis. This happened many times, and at last Ajatashatru got annoyed and thought, "it is almost impossible to fight against the whole confederacy of Vaishali. I must uproot these powerful Vajjis and exterminate them". He sent his chief minister Vassakara to Lord Buddha to ask him the purpose of Vaishali being invincible, to which Lord Buddha gave seven reasons which included Vajjis being punctual to the meetings, their disciplined behavior, their respect for elders, respect for women, they do not marry their daughters forcefully, they give spiritual protection to the Arhats, and the main reason was the Chaityas (altar) inside the town.
Thus, with the help of his chief minister Vassakara, Ajatashatru managed to split the Vajjis and also broke the chaityas inside. Ajatashatru used a scythed chariot with swinging mace and blades on both the sides and attacked the town and conquered it.