1813–1912
Revolts, hardship and liberation
From Ali Pasha and the cholera of 1813 to the revolutions of the 19th century and liberation in October 1912.
During the Ottoman period the village was a refuge for armatoloi and local captains, the armed Greeks of the mountains.
A hard century
In the 19th century the population began to fall. The sources name the rule of Ali Pasha, raids by Albanian and Turkish bandits, and a cholera epidemic in 1813.
Revolutions
Kokkinopilos took part in the national uprisings of 1821, 1854, 1878 and 1897, and later in the Macedonian Struggle. After the failed revolt of 1821 the village was attacked and looted, and in March 1822 its church was burned. The sources speak of mass destruction, burnings and expulsions during the Ottoman period.
Liberation
On 21 October 1912, during the First Balkan War, the Greek army entered Kokkinopilos. The census of 1913 counted 1,976 inhabitants, close to the village’s peak population.