(1774), which forced the Ottoman Empire to grant many privileges to the Greeks.

In the meantime, Naousa continued to develop at a rapid pace. Within a century, its population almost doubled and it gained a reputation for both its wines and its educational activities. Such flourishing attracted the interest of the ambitious Ali Pasha of Ioannina. Starting from 1795, he tried several times to annex the city to his administration, using either sieges or treachery. He achieved his goal in 1804,