Talk:The Sleuth Princess/Origin/@comment-173.46.99.220-20130406135956

Actually I feel like it could be based on the story of Turandot.

Best known as an opera, here's what Wikipedia says about its origins: "'''The original story based on the epic Turan-Dokht, from The 12th century persian poet Nizami, in his book, Haft-Peykar. The opera story, set in China, involves prince Calàf who falls in love with the cold princess Turandot. To obtain permission to marry her, a suitor has to solve three riddles; any false answer results in death. Calàf passes the test, but Turandot still hesitates to marry him. He offers her a way out: he agrees to die should she be able to guess his real name." '''