The Convoluted True Origin of Aladdin

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While we are more familiar with the Aladdin set in an Arabic setting, the original story, written in One Thousand and One Nights, is set in China. But did Islamic China, as mentioned in the original story, exist? Let's find out together by watching Cool History Bros' historical narrative!  

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Resource.
  • Paulo Lemos Horta, Marvellous Thieves: Secret Authors of the Arabian Nights
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