The Growth of the Ottoman Empire (29 May 1453 – 11/12 September 1683) is the period followed after the Rise of the Ottoman Empire (5 July 1413 – 29 May 1453) in which the Ottoman state reached the Pax Ottomana. In this period, the Ottoman Empire expanded southwestwards into North Africa and battled with the re-emergent Persian Shi'ia Safavid Empire to the east. The growth period was followed by the Stagnation of the Ottoman Empire (11/12 September 1683 – 20 October 1827).
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