, ▁that ▁had ▁the ▁effect ▁of ▁raising ▁tax es ▁on ▁to b acco . ▁Russia ▁b anned ▁to b acco ▁for ▁ 7 0 ▁years ▁from ▁ 1 6 2 7 . ▁The ▁Ott oman ▁Sultan ▁Mur ad ▁IV ▁prohib ited ▁sm oking ▁in ▁his ▁emp ire ▁in ▁ 1 6 3 3 ▁and ▁had ▁sm ok ers ▁ ▁executed . ▁Pope ▁Urban ▁VII ▁moved ▁against ▁sm oking ▁in ▁church ▁buildings ▁in ▁ 1 5 9 0 ▁followed ▁by ▁Urban ▁VIII ▁in ▁ 1 6 2 4 . ▁Pope ▁Urban ▁VII ▁threatened ▁to ▁ex communic ate ▁anyone ▁who ▁" to ok ▁to b acco ▁in ▁the ▁por ch way ▁of ▁or ▁inside ▁a ▁church , ▁whether ▁it ▁be ▁by ▁che wing ▁it , ▁sm oking ▁it ▁with ▁a ▁pipe ▁or ▁sn iff ing ▁it ▁in ▁pow der ed ▁form ▁through ▁the ▁nose ". ▁The ▁earliest ▁city wide ▁European ▁sm oking ▁b ans ▁were ▁en act ed ▁shortly ▁there after . ▁Such ▁b ans ▁were ▁en act ed ▁in ▁Bav aria , ▁K urs achsen , ▁and ▁certain ▁parts ▁of ▁Austria ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 7 th ▁century . ▁Sm oking ▁was ▁b anned ▁in ▁Berlin ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 3 , ▁in ▁König s berg ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 2 , ▁and ▁in ▁St ett in ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 4 . ▁These ▁b ans ▁were ▁repe aled ▁in ▁the ▁revolution s ▁of ▁ 1 8 4 8 . ▁Prior ▁to ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁Russia ▁had ▁a