A chronological list of the important events for
the topic "Salt"
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1286 King Philip IV of FrancePhilip IV of France Philip IV the Fair was King of France [i] from 1285 [i] until his death. ...
imposes the gabelle — a tax on salt in the form of a state monopoly — which would become immensely unpopular and grossly unequal, but persist until 1790.
1930 Mohandas Gandhi sets off to a 200-mile protest march towards the sea with 78 followers to protest the British monopoly on salt - more will join them during the Salt March that ends on April 5
1930 In an act of civil disobedienceCivil disobedience Civil disobedience encompasses the active refusal to obey certain law [i]s, demands and commands of a government [i] ...
, Mahatma GandhiMahatma Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was a major political and spiritual leader of India [i] and the Indian independence movement [i] ...
breaks British law after marching to the sea and making salt.
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