- Badroulbadour
Badroulbadour (Arabic بدر البدور, "badru l-budūr", "full moon of full moons") is an
Asia n princess fromChina whomAladdin married in the story of "Aladdin and the Magic Lamp". When Aladdin finds the magic lamp he discovers that it contains adjinni that is bound to do the bidding of the person holding the lamp. With the aid of the djinni, Aladdin becomes rich and powerful and marries princess Badroulbadour. In the animated version of Aladdin made by Disney, her name was changed to Jasmine and she was an Arabian princess instead, presumably for the convenience of Western voice actors and viewers. She is also mentioned in a poem byWallace Stevens called 'The Worms at Heaven's Gate ' in his book "Harmonium ".The name Badroulbadour also appears in the novel 'Come Dance with Me' by author
Russell Hoban . Hoban also mentionsBadoura as the name of an Arabian princess inThe Arabian Nights .
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