The Habsburgs also saw a strong Ottoman presence in the area as a counterweight to the Serbian nationalistic call to their own Serb subjects in Bosnia, Vojvodina and other parts of the empire.
Habsburgid nägid tugevat Osmanite kohalolu piirkonnas ka vastukaaluna Serbia rahvuslaste üleskutsele serblastest alamatele Bosnias, Vojvodinas ja mujal keisririigis.