Iran
Shiraz, with a population of around 1.8 million (2016 census), is Iran's sixth most populous city. It is the capital of the province of Fars, and was also the capital of Iran under the reign of the Zand dynasty. It is located near the ruins of Persepolis and Pasargadae, two of the four capitals of the Achaemenid Empire.
Shiraz Golden Restaurant
Shiraz was founded in 1941. In 1972 Shamshuddin Bawarchi joined the restaurant as a cook, and introduced new recipes of preparing biryani. One of the ancestors of Shamsuddin was a cook of Wajid Ali Shah.