Izgoi, or izgoy, is a term originating in Kievan Rus'. In primary sources it denoted orphans placed under the protection of the church. In historiography of the period the term also describes a prince of Kievan Rus' excluded from succession to the Kievan throne because his father had never held the throne himself, as with two of Yaroslav the Wise's youngest sons. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Izgoi or izgoy (Russian: изгой) is a term that was originally found in Kievan Rus'. In primary sources, it indicated orphans who were protected by the church.
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