<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishBadala yake, aliimarisha serikali kwa kupanua upande wa mashariki na kukubali idadi ya watu wachache, ikiwa ni pamoja na Wayahudi waliodhulumiwa kutoka kote Ulaya, katika taifa lenye Wakatoliki wengi.  <response>: Instead, he consolidated the state by expanding eastward and accepting minority populations, including persecuted Jews from across Europe, into the predominantly Catholic nation. 