He then manipulated a man named Gazeem who perished within the cave, and later a boy named Aladdin to recover the lamp within. The evil vizier Jafar of Agrabah had spent many years searching for any information he could find regarding genies, with his research eventually leading him to the discovery of the Cave of Wonders, but he dared not risk entering it.

Eventually though under unknown circumstances, the lamp was hidden deep within the Cave of Wonders where it would remain untouched for 10,000 years, due to that the cavern could only be summoned by a golden scarab and entered by an individual known as the Diamond in the Rough.

Over the centuries, the lamp went through many owners, such as Ajed Al-Gebraic, Rama Tut Tut, Fatooma, just to name a few. The lamp has existed for millennia, though how Genie was imprisoned in it is unknown, though his intense fear of Mukhtars may hint that they were possibly involved. Since his freedom, Genie usually has Aladdin keep the lamp on his person who in turn has kept it in his old hovel before moving into the Sultan's Palace where the lamp is now kept. Despite these modern furnishings, the interior was described by Genie as an 'itty-bitty living space', but this is understandable as even a nice home with many luxuries can be considered 'itty-bitty' when its essentially one's prison, making it natural for Genie to have originally resented his home in the past, but since his freedom, Genie now considers it is his beloved home which he can freely come and go from. The interior of the lamp has usually been implied to have all the necessities of a modern home, such as a bathroom, living room, a dining room and anything else Genie might need. The lamp itself resembles a simple bronze oil lamp, a common container for genies alongside bottles. Like so many things, it is not what is outside, but what is inside that counts.' - The Peddler Description 'Do not be fooled by its commonplace appearance.

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