She was happy until the day that the Sultan tried to force her to marry before her 16th birthday. She lost her mother early in life (when not mentioned) and, hence, was educated by her father, the Sultan. She lived surrounded by all kinds of luxuries and comforts, and she had as her only friend the tiger Rajah. Jasmine was born in Agrabah, in the royal Palace.
Created by directors Ron Clements and John Musker with screenwriters Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, Jasmine is based on Badroulbadour, a princess who appears in the One Thousand and One Nights folktale ' Aladdin and the Magical Lamp'. Despite an age-old law stipulating that the princess must marry a prince in time for her upcoming birthday, Jasmine is instead determined to marry someone she loves for who he is as opposed to what he owns. Voiced by American actress Linda Larkin – with a singing voice provided by Filipina singer Lea Salonga – Jasmine is the spirited Princess of Agrabah, who has grown weary of her life of palace confinement. Frustrated with constantly having decisions made for her and being. Princess Jasmine is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Pictures' 31st animated feature film Aladdin (1992). Jasmine debuted in Aladdin (1992) as the Princess of Agrabah, daughter of the Sultan.
