exact tribute

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Huk agents exact tribute and taxes from thousands of Filipinos.

From Time Magazine Archive

For example, the Spanish conquistadores wished to exact tribute from Mexico’s defeated native populations, so they were very interested in the Aztec Empire’s tribute lists.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

In October, 629, Amru, Mahomet's recent convert, was sent to chastise the offenders and exact tribute from them.

From Mahomet Founder of Islam by Draycott, Gladys M.

For, how are the inhabitants of Smyrna and Lampsacus better entitled to the character of Greeks, than the Neapolitans, Rhegians, and Tarentines, from whom you exact tribute, and ships, in pursuance of a treaty?

From The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36 by Livius, Titus

These two men informed us there were five more chiefs, living but two hours from each other, who would exact tribute, or black-mail, like those we had seen.

From How I Found Livingstone; travels, adventures, and discoveres in Central Africa, including an account of four months' residence with Dr. Livingstone, by Henry M. Stanley by Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton)