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The Ottomans and the Mamluks managed to stay at peace for a full 25 years. This wasn't just about great power rivalry, it was about the Ottomans increasingly sticking a claim on a preeminent position within the broader Muslim world. The fall of Granada to the Catholic monarchs in 1492 sparked a renewed interest in holy war,. Conversely, the Ottoman faced a renewed threat of crusade from the West.