Which of the following village of Haryana was founded by and named after an Irish adventurer named G...........

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Which of the following village of Haryana was founded by and named after an Irish adventurer named George Thomas ?

Jhajjar

Palwal

Jahazgarh

Mahendragarh

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Jahazgarh or Jahajgarh is a prominent village in District Jhajjar, State Haryana, India. It is about 10 kilometres (6 mi) from Jhajjar and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) from Delhi border and situated on Delhi-Dadari-Pilani state highway. The 1,320 megawatts Jhajjar Thermal Power Project is about 20 km from the village.Jahazgarh was founded by an Irish adventurer, named George Thomas and built a fort here known as Georgegarh after which the village is known by its present name, Jahazgarh.