In
historiography, the
Pax Ottomana (literally "the Ottoman Peace") or
Pax Ottomanica is a term referring to the economic and social stability attained in the conquered provinces of the
Ottoman Empire, which, at the height of the Empire's power during the 16th and 17th centuries, applied to lands in the
Balkans,
Anatolia, the
Middle East,
North Africa and the
Caucasus.