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Achan, meaning Lord in Sanskrit , a hereditary title formerly used by the royal family of Palakkad.
- Achan deriving from this use, is also a surname used by the Nair caste in Kerala (See Paliath Achan)
Achan, a person in the Book of Joshua.

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Category: Disambiguation This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Nair (IPA: [naËjar], Malayalam: à´¨à´¾à´¯à´°àµâ€, and sometimes spelt Nayar) is the name of an upper Hindu Caste from the southern Indian state of Kerala. ... Caste systems are traditional, hereditary systems of social restriction and social stratification, enforced by law or common practice, based on endogamy, occupation, economic status, race, ethnicity, etc. ... , Kerala ( ; Malayalam: à´•àµ‡à´°à´³à´‚; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of southwestern India. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Achan (ÄkÄƒn) - called also Achar - is a figure mentioned by the Book of Joshua in connection with the fall of Jericho and conquest of Ai. ... The Book of Joshua is the sixth book in both the Hebrew Tanakh and the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. ... Image File history File links Disambig_gray. ...

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	Joshua was convinced that the defeat which the Israelites afterwards sustained before Ai was a proof of the divine displeasure on account of some crime, and he at once adopted means by the use of the lot for discovering the criminal.
	It was then found that Achan was guilty, and he was stoned to death in the valley of Achor.
	He and all that belonged to him were then consumed by fire, and a heap of stones was raised over the ashes.

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