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minus-squareJake Farm@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·3 months agoLol, wouldn’t have bat an eye in the actual ottoman empire.
minus-squareBjörn Tantau@swg-empire.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoThe original story actually takes place in China. But I’ve never seen an adaption take that into account. There’s probably a Chinese version somewhere that accidentally is more canonically correct.
minus-squareJake Farm@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoArabian Nights depicts Aladin as vaguely chinese though there is no Jasmin in that one.
Lol, wouldn’t have bat an eye in the actual ottoman empire.
The original story actually takes place in China. But I’ve never seen an adaption take that into account. There’s probably a Chinese version somewhere that accidentally is more canonically correct.
Arabian Nights depicts Aladin as vaguely chinese though there is no Jasmin in that one.