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Scenarios that are somewhat contradictory to what you would expect, or ironic.

OTL examples. This doesn't cover the full breadth of what I mean but it's what I can think of at the moment.
- The Roman Empire persecuted Christians, but is the reason Christianity spread across Europe and the Mediterranean.
- The Crusaders became highly interested in Arabic culture and language.
- The British tried to protect the natives west of the Appalachians from their own colonists.

Here's an AH idea:

Moors conquer Spain as in OTL. At some point a Caliph or Sultan (possibly of Córdoba) converts to Christianity. A few hundred years later, Andalusians speaking a highly Arabic-influenced language go on crusade in the Holy Land and in the Maghreb.
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