Cool History Bros | The Convoluted True Origin of Aladdin @CoolHistoryBros | Uploaded April 2020 | Updated October 2024, 5 hours ago.
While we are more familiar with Aladdin set in an Arabian setting, the original story, as written in One Thousand and One Nights, is set in China. But does an Islamic China as described in the original story really exist? In this video, we investigate the convoluted true origin of Aladdin.

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