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

If he should at any time send an officer and troops, to exact tribute money, they would simply retire into the interior, where they could defy pursuit.

From At the Point of the Bayonet A Tale of the Mahratta War by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

Armies were scarcely more than great collections of armed men, led by kings, either to protect their States from hostile invaders, or to acquire new territory, or to exact tribute from weaker nations.

From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 03 Ancient Achievements by Lord, John

Crowds were expected to flock in, and the master of the hotel intended to act royally by them—that is, exact tribute from them whilst they were at his mercy.

From Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) by O'Shea, John Augustus