Salt tax

The gabelle () was a very unpopular French salt tax that was established during the mid-14th century and lasted, with brief lapses and revisions, until 1946. The term gabelle is derived from the Italian gabella (a duty), itself originating from the Arabic word (, "he received").

food riot in June 1648 in Moscow, Russia

tax on common salt

The Great Hedge of India

rebellion in Biscay between 1631 and 1634