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I would agree with it being the culture/customs. Jafar was an illegitimate child of the Sultan. Jafar made it worse when he outshone the heir to the throne and almost ruined his meeting with other officials, possibly from other sultanates. He was strict and gave Jafar a chance, which Jafar lost. I'm glad that the Sultan was realistic, a grey character. I think he treated Cyrus and the others with a formality and general compassion that he learned throughout the years, but deep down he was still that prideful, stubborn man that Jafar knew.