Jahaj Kothi Museum
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 Location within Haryana
Location within Haryana
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| Location | Firoz Shah Palace Complex, Hisar, Haryana, India |
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| Coordinates | 29°09′59″N 75°43′14″E / 29.166306°N 75.720587°E |
| Type | Museum |
| Public transit access | Hisar bus stand, Hisar Airport, Hisar Junction railway station |
| Website | haryanatourism |
The Jahaj Kothi Museum in Hisar, Haryana, India, originally an 18th-century Jain temple which was also the residence of George Thomas (c. 1756 to August 22, 1802 CE) and James Skinner (c. 1778 to 1841 CE), is located inside the Firoz Shah Palace Complex which lies in front of Hisar Bus Stand.
Jahaj Kothi Museum is a later era building located inside Firoz Shah Palace Complex and maintained by Archaeological Survey of India. It is called the jahaj, Hindi for the ship as its shape resembles a ship. It was originally a Jain temple which was later used as residence by the Irish mercenary adventurer George Thomas (c. 1756 to August 22, 1802 CE).
George's father was a poor Catholic tenant farmer near Roscrea who died when George was a child. 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. Supplanted in her favour by a Frenchman, he transferred his allegiance to Appa Rao, a Mahratta chieftain. He carved out an independent kingdom in the districts of Rohtak and Hissar and made Hansi as his capital. During his short period of rule, he established a mint in Hansi and released rupees of his own kingdom. His area of control included area from Ghaggar to Beri in south and from Meham to Baharda in west. He rebuilt Hansi, which was in ruined state and built defensive walls and fortifactions.
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