However, when the Hohenstaufen replaced the Normans, Arabic was dropped as a language of government in 1194 and the Hohenstaufen expelled the remaining Muslims to Lucera and North Africa in the 13th century.
The Hohenstaufen's rule led to the abandonment of Arabic as a governing language in 1194, with Muslims being expelled from the region to Lucera and North Africa in the 13th century.