High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Stagnation of the Ottoman Empire (1683-1827) is the period following the growth of the Ottoman Empire (1453?1683). During this period the empire continued to have military might. The next period would be shaped by the decline of their military power which followed the loss of huge territories. The Battle of Vienna of 1683 marked the greatest extent of the empire in Europe and from a socioeconomic perspective it is accepted as the beginning of the fall of the Ottoman Empire. The stagnation period was followed by the decline of the Ottoman Empire (1828?1908).