Another interesting area that has a similar story is of Norman Sicily after being conquered and ruled by Roger II. He helped turn the city of Palermo into a very cosmopolitan city where Greeks, Normans and Muslims all had to live and work together. You can hear about it from the Norman Centuries podcast: https://normancenturies.com/
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[ 318 ms ] story [ 485 ms ] thread> ‘All this was done with civility and respect’, he wrote, though this did not deter him from cursing the place: ‘May God destroy it.’