. "With the balance of power upset in the Middle East by both Timur's conquests and the following period of Mamluk expansion, the Ottomans desired to catch up and secure their own expansion in the Middle East prior to outside intervention, notably an invasion from Europe."@en . "Ottoman-Mesopotamian War (Principia Moderni III Map Game)"@en . . "With the balance of power upset in the Middle East by both Timur's conquests and the following period of Mamluk expansion, the Ottomans desired to catch up and secure their own expansion in the Middle East prior to outside intervention, notably an invasion from Europe."@en . . .