Editing Santorini (section)

=== 19th century ===
[[File:ETH-BIB-Santorin Georg-Vulkan 22.02.1866-Dia 247-10252.tif|thumb|Erupting volcano on Santorini in 1866]]
In 1807, the islanders were forced by the [[Sublime Porte]] to send 50 sailors to Mykonos to serve in the [[Ottoman navy]].<ref name=ThiraMayor>{{cite web |title=Σημεία αντιφώνησης του Προέδρου της Δημοκρατίας κ.Προκοπίου Παυλοπούλου κατά την ανακήρυξή του σ' Επίτιμο Δημότη του Δήμου Θήρας |work=Aρχική - Προεδρία της Δημοκρατίας |trans-title=Reply to the President of the Republic Mr. Prokopiou Pavlopoulos during his proclamation as Honorary Citizen of the Municipality of Thira |publisher=Presidency of the Hellenic Republic |date=17 October 2019 |language=Greek |url=https://www.presidency.gr/simeia-antifonisis-toy-proedroy-tis-dimokratias-k-prokopioy-paylopoyloy-kata-tin-anakiryxi-toy-s-epitimo-dimoti-toy-dimoy-thiras/ |accessdate=19 March 2022 |author1=Ελευθερία }}</ref>

In 1810, Santorini with 32 ships possessed the seventh largest of the Greek fleet after Kefallinia (118), Hydra (120), Psara (60), Ithaca (38) Spetsai (60) and Skopelos (35).<ref name= Economou>{{cite web |last1=Economou |first1=Emmanouil M.L. |last2=Kyriazis |first2=Nicholas C. |last3=Prassa |first3=Annita |title=The Greek Merchant Fleet as a National Navy During the War of Independence 1800–1830 |publisher=MPRA |date=2016 |url=https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/76414/1/MPRA_paper_76414.pdf |accessdate=29 April 2022 |archive-date=11 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511044350/https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/76414/1/MPRA_paper_76414.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref>

During the last years of Ottoman rule, the majority of residents were farmers and seafarers who exported their abundant produce, while the level of education was improving on the island, with the Monastery of Profitis Ilias being one of the most important monastic centres in the Cyclades.<ref name= ThiraMayor />

In 1821, the island was home to 13,235 inhabitants, which within a year had risen to 15,428.<ref name=Rssing1>{{cite web |title=Σαντορίνη και Επανάσταση του 1821 |trans-title=Santorini and the Revolution of 1821 |publisher=Rssing |date=21 March 2014 |url=https://unslimmed40.rssing.com/chan-19846152/article70.html |accessdate=20 March 2022 |archive-date=24 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424165319/https://unslimmed40.rssing.com/chan-19846152/article70.html |url-status=live}}</ref>