The Jahaj Kothi Museum in Hisar, Haryana, India, originally an 18th-century Jain temple which was also the residence of George Thomas (c. 1756 – 22 August 1802) and James Skinner (c. 1778 – 1841), is located inside the Firoz Shah Palace Complex which lies in front of Hisar Bus Stand.
[1] Jahaj Kothi Museum is a later era building located inside Firoz Shah Palace Complex and maintained by Archaeological Survey of India.
It was originally a Jain temple which was later used as residence by the Irish mercenary adventurer George Thomas (c. 1756 – 22 August 1802).
Originally press-ganged at Youghal, where he worked as a labourer on the docks, Thomas deserted from the British Navy in Madras in 1781.
Still illiterate, he led a group of Pindaris north to Delhi by 1787, where he took service under Begum Samru of Sardhana.