Sultanate

A sultanate is a territorial region or kingdom governed by a Sultan. The Aladdin film series produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Walt Disney Television Animation presents the fictional kingdom of Agrabah as a sultanate. It is the primary setting for the 1992 theatrically released feature film Aladdin as well as its 1994 direct-to-video sequel, Aladdin: The Return of Jafar and the 1996 movie Aladdin and the King of Thieves.

Agrabah is an arid desert environment ruled by an unnamed Sultan, who lived in a grand palace with his daughter, the Princess Jasmine, and his Grand Vizier, Jafar. The areas surrounding the palace consisted of close-quartered housing and a busy marketplace where merchants sold their wares, which included food, services, goods and entertainment.

Despite the wealth of the sultanate, the people of Agrabah were largely poor. Children wandered through the streets begging for food and street rats stole from the local merchants, oftentimes earning themselves the attention of the palace guards. One such individual was a young man named Aladdin who, along with his monkey friend Abu, proved to be a hero to the kingdom for the role he played in defeating the evil sorcerer, Jafar.