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It was conquered by the Ottoman Empire in 1386 / 87 and again in the 1390s, but only came under permanent Ottoman control in 1423, by Turahan Bey.

Under Ottoman rule, the city was known as Yeni-şehir i-Fenari, " new citadel ".

As the chief town and military base of Ottoman Thessaly, Larissa was a predominantly Muslim city.

The town was noted for its trade fair in the 17th and 18th centuries, while the seat of the pasha of Thessaly was also transferred there in 1770.

The city remained in Ottoman hands until Thessaly became part of the independent Greek kingdom in 1881, except for a period where Ottoman forces re-occupied it during the Greco-Turkish War of 1897.