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[[File:adaddin.png|frame| Yes, that's a woman (Aladdin's mother). Yes, she's Chinese. Read on and be educated.]]▼
| title = Aladdin
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| image = adaddin.png
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| central theme = Good actions are rewarded
| elevator pitch = A young man is tricked to obtain what turns to be a magical lamp with a powerful djinn.
| genre = Folk tale
| franchise = Arabian Nights
| publication date =
| source page exists =
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A tale of the ''[[Arabian Nights]]'' series and a [[Public Domain Character]] that has been adapted countless times, most recently popularised by [[Aladdin (Disney film)|the Disney version]] added to the [[Disney Animated Canon]] in 1992.
Like most folktales,
Aladdin wishes for riches and an enormous palace, which win him the hand of [[Everything's Better with Princesses|the Emperor's daughter]]. However, the sorcerer learns of Aladdin's good fortune and plots to steal the lamp. He tricks Aladdin's wife into trading an old lamp for a new one and, not knowing about the power of the lamp, she does. The sorcerer then wishes for Aladdin's palace, along with his wife, to be moved to Maghreb.
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A version of the tale can be read [http://xahlee.org/p/arabian_nights/aladdin/aladdin.html here]
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* [[Aluminum Christmas Trees]]: The setting isn't completely implausible because [[wikipedia:Islam in China|China does in fact have Muslims.]] Furthermore, the setting has been suggested to be Turkestan, which encompasses Central Asia and the modern Chinese province of Xinjiang, in which was the historical state known as the Kara-Khanid Khanate. The Khanate converted to Islam in 934 and became Arabic-ized including adopting various titles such as Sultan. In addition, they had a strong identification of China, with their monarchs referring to themselves as "Khan of China", "King of the East and China" and "Sultan of the East and China." Their early coins featured Chinese-style square holed coins with Arabic writing, much of the Khanate came to include former Tang dynasty territory such as Transoxiana and the western Tarim Basin, the monarchs formed marriage relations with China's Liao dynasty and the area around Kashgar, then a part of the Khanate, was referred to as "Lower China."
* [[Avenging the Villain]]: In the original version, the evil magician has a brother who is even more evil that comes to avenge him, but is vanquished by Aladdin with the lamp Djinni's help. This final episode is most often omitted from adaptations.
* [[Canon Immigrant]]: "Aladdin" wasn't originally a part of ''
* [[Disappeared Dad]]: The sorcerer from Maghreb mentions that he knew Aladdin's father but it was a ruse to get a somebody to help get the lamp.
* [[Did Not Do the Research]]: For a story about about a Chinese character, China as depicted here is an awful lot like the Middle East. This version of [[Imperial China]] has a Jewish merchant.
** It's a little more complicated than not doing the research; "China" could have referred to Central Asia, which ''was'' Muslim, or been a variant of "far away
* [[Ethnic Magician]]: The evil sorcerer is Moroccan, while the main characters are Chinese.
* [[Evil Chancellor]]: Though not the main villain (as he is in Disney's ''Aladdin''), the Grand Vizier is still something of a [[Jerkass]] [[Obstructive Bureaucrat]] who wants to get rid of Aladdin so that his own son can marry the princess.
* [[Genie in a Bottle]]: And also a magic ring.
* [[Green Lantern Ring]]: And lamp too. In fact, this is the inspiration behind the original [[Green Lantern]], Alan Scott.
* [[Jackass Genie]]: Surprisingly averted. Some versions of the tale have the more powerful Genie of the Lamp bound by a powerful curse that forces him to obey both the letter and the spirit of the wish -- to the point of refusing Aladdin when he's about to make a booby-trapped wish.
* [[Make a Wish]]: The entire premise. Unlike the [[Aladdin (1992 Disney film)|Disney film]], there is no limit on the number of things Aladdin can wish for in the original tale.
* [[The Makeover]]: Aladdin goes from poor man to wealthy prince with the help of a [[Genie in a Bottle]].
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Aladdin is the Anglicized form of ''Ala Al-Din'' which means "excellence of religion" or "light of Allah".
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[[Category:Aladdin]]
[[Category:Literature]]
[[Category:Myth, Legend and Folklore]]
[[Category:French Literature]]
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