Aladdin (folk tale)

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Middle Eastern folk tale folk tale literary work

Aladdin (folk tale) is a famous Middle Eastern story, best known from the One Thousand and One Nights collection, about a poor young man who discovers a magical lamp containing a powerful genie.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Aladdin	3
Aladdin (One Thousand and One Nights)	1
Aladdin (folk tale) canonical	1
Aladdin and the Magic Lamp	1
Aladdin, eller Den forunderlige Lampe	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3313578 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Aladdin (folk tale)
Context triple: [Aladdin (1992 film), basedOn, Aladdin (folk tale)]

A. Aladdin
Aladdin is a popular 1992 animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation, inspired by the Middle Eastern folk tale from One Thousand and One Nights.
B. The Magic Carpets of Aladdin
The Magic Carpets of Aladdin is a family-friendly spinning ride at Disney parks that lets guests soar in flying carpets inspired by Disney’s Aladdin film.
C. Ali Baba
Ali Baba is a poor woodcutter in the folk tale "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves," best known for discovering a thieves’ treasure cave that opens with the magic phrase "Open Sesame."
D. Aladdin (2019 film)
Aladdin (2019 film) is a live-action musical fantasy adaptation of Disney’s 1992 animated classic, following a street urchin, a princess, and a charismatic Genie in a vibrant reimagining of the original story.
E. The Frog Prince
The Frog Prince is a classic European fairy tale, popularized by the Brothers Grimm, about an enchanted frog who transforms into a prince after winning the love or compassion of a princess.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Aladdin (folk tale)
Target entity description: Aladdin (folk tale) is a famous Middle Eastern story, best known from the One Thousand and One Nights collection, about a poor young man who discovers a magical lamp containing a powerful genie.

A. Aladdin
Aladdin is a popular 1992 animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation, inspired by the Middle Eastern folk tale from One Thousand and One Nights.
B. The Magic Carpets of Aladdin
The Magic Carpets of Aladdin is a family-friendly spinning ride at Disney parks that lets guests soar in flying carpets inspired by Disney’s Aladdin film.
C. Ali Baba
Ali Baba is a poor woodcutter in the folk tale "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves," best known for discovering a thieves’ treasure cave that opens with the magic phrase "Open Sesame."
D. Aladdin (2019 film)
Aladdin (2019 film) is a live-action musical fantasy adaptation of Disney’s 1992 animated classic, following a street urchin, a princess, and a charismatic Genie in a vibrant reimagining of the original story.
E. The Frog Prince
The Frog Prince is a classic European fairy tale, popularized by the Brothers Grimm, about an enchanted frog who transforms into a prince after winning the love or compassion of a princess.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Middle Eastern folk tale ⓘ folk tale ⓘ literary work ⓘ
adaptedAs	animated film ⓘ children’s book ⓘ live-action film ⓘ opera ⓘ pantomime ⓘ stage play ⓘ television series ⓘ
containsElement	enchanted cave ⓘ flying palace (in some versions) ⓘ genie ⓘ magic lamp ⓘ magic ring ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Syria ⓘ
culturalOrigin	Middle Eastern folklore ⓘ
firstEuropeanPublicationLanguage	French ⓘ
firstKnownPublicationCentury	18th century ⓘ
genre	adventure story ⓘ fairy tale ⓘ fantasy ⓘ
hasMotive	desire for social advancement ⓘ desire for wealth ⓘ love for the princess ⓘ
influenced	Western perceptions of genies (djinn) ⓘ numerous works of popular culture ⓘ
introducedIn	French translation of One Thousand and One Nights by Antoine Galland ⓘ linked to: The Arabian Nights
mainCharacter	Aladdin ⓘ linked to: Aladdin (folk tale) the genie of the lamp ⓘ the genie of the ring ⓘ the princess (Badroulbadour in some versions) ⓘ the sorcerer ⓘ
narrativeForm	prose narrative ⓘ
narrativeFrame	told by Scheherazade in some editions of One Thousand and One Nights ⓘ
originalLanguage	Arabic ⓘ
partOf	One Thousand and One Nights (Arabian Nights) tradition ⓘ linked to: The Arabian Nights
plotElement	Aladdin marries a princess ⓘ Aladdin recovers the lamp and defeats the sorcerer ⓘ Aladdin uses the genie to gain wealth and status ⓘ a poor young man discovers a magical lamp ⓘ a sorcerer tricks Aladdin into retrieving a magic lamp from a cave ⓘ the lamp contains a powerful genie ⓘ the sorcerer steals the lamp and the palace is transported away ⓘ
setting	China ⓘ a fictional Chinese city ⓘ
theme	deception and trickery ⓘ magic and wish fulfillment ⓘ rags to riches ⓘ reward for bravery and cleverness ⓘ social mobility ⓘ
title	Aladdin ⓘ
translator	Antoine Galland ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aladdin (1992 film) → basedOn → Aladdin (folk tale) ⓘ

subject linked to: Aladdin

Aladdin (2019 film) → basedOn → Aladdin and the Magic Lamp ⓘ