Geographically divided from Hyderabad by the Hussain Sagar lake, Secunderabad is no longer a separate municipal unit and has become part of Hyderabad's Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation.
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11 Facts About Secunderabad
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Secunderabad is the site where the then Mughal emperor Ahmad Shah Bahadur was defeated in the year 1754 by the Maratha Confederacy; the emperor arrived after the death of Nawab Anwaruddin Khan nearby at the Battle of Ambur in 1749.
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Secunderabad was then forced to sign the 1798 Treaty of Subsidiary Alliance to get the favor of British troops camped in the village of Ulwul, north-east of Hussain Sagar, the lake that separates Secunderabad from its twin city Hyderabad.
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Secunderabad was exempted from customs duty on imported goods, thus making trade very profitable.
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The popular neighbourhoods in Secunderabad are Paradise Circle, Trimulgherry, Jawaharnagar colony, Marredpally, Jeera, General Bazar, Sitaphalmandi, Kharkhana, Ranigunj, and New Bhoiguda.
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Secunderabad used to be referred to by the locals as Lashkar, meaning the army and the city's culture reflected the same.
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Secunderabad was a liberal city compared to Hyderabad due to the presence of the British.
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The culture of Secunderabad is distinctly different from that of Hyderabad's Nawabi culture.
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Secunderabad is a major railway junction in the Wadi–Vijayawada railway route.
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Secunderabad is the hub for the city bus transport run by the TSRTC, and is connected to major destinations of both Hyderabad and Secunderabad.
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