Who was the brilliant senior minister of Magadha who spent three years executing a deep espionage operation to sow internal dissension among the Lichchhavi chiefs, enabling Ajatashatru to conquer Vaishali?

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The Lichchhavi republic inside the Vajji confederacy was invincible due to their unified democratic assembly. Ajatashatrus minister Vassakara executed a clever plan. He pretended to fall out with his king, moved to Vaishali, gained the trust of the clan chiefs, and spent three years spreading rumors to split their unity. Once the assembly fractured, Magadha attacked and annexed the republic easily.

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