Aladdin (folk tale)
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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.
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)]
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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
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folk tale ⓘ literary work ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
animated film
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children’s book ⓘ live-action film ⓘ opera ⓘ pantomime ⓘ stage play ⓘ television series ⓘ |
| containsElement |
enchanted cave
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flying palace (in some versions) ⓘ genie ⓘ magic lamp ⓘ magic ring ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Syria ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | Middle Eastern folklore ⓘ |
| firstEuropeanPublicationLanguage | French ⓘ |
| firstKnownPublicationCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure story
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fairy tale ⓘ fantasy ⓘ |
| hasMotive |
desire for social advancement
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desire for wealth ⓘ love for the princess ⓘ |
| influenced |
Western perceptions of genies (djinn)
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numerous works of popular culture ⓘ |
| introducedIn |
The Arabian Nights
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surface form:
French translation of One Thousand and One Nights by Antoine Galland
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| mainCharacter |
Aladdin (folk tale)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Aladdin
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 |
The Arabian Nights
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surface form:
One Thousand and One Nights (Arabian Nights) tradition
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| plotElement |
Aladdin marries a princess
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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
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a fictional Chinese city ⓘ |
| theme |
deception and trickery
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magic and wish fulfillment ⓘ rags to riches ⓘ reward for bravery and cleverness ⓘ social mobility ⓘ |
| title | Aladdin ⓘ |
| translator | Antoine Galland ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aladdin (folk tale) Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Aladdin and the Magic Lamp
this entity surface form:
Aladdin, eller Den forunderlige Lampe
this entity surface form:
Aladdin
this entity surface form:
Aladdin (One Thousand and One Nights)
this entity surface form:
Aladdin
this entity surface form:
Aladdin