In 1237, the Friar Julianus returned to the Volga Hungarians. While in OTL he found them eradicated by the Mongols, ITTL he started to convert them to Christianity and tried to recruit them to settle in Hungary. A delegation of them visited Hungary proper and liked the idea of settling there. Thus, king Bela could widen the population base of his country. Since his country wasn't ravaged by the Mongols, this helped him too. In 1243, he conquered Bosnia; and in 1246, he fought Austria, killing the last duke Friedrich II. Vlachia and Moldavia became Hungarian sphere of influence, and many Volga Hungarians settled there. In 1254, Hungary "divided" Styria with young king Venceslaus / Vaclav II. Hungary got the better part, only a few border cities became Austrian. Otakar Przemysl tried to impr