Editing Bucharest Butchers (section)

== Origins ==
The organization was established in 1496 by [[Dragos Ionuț]] under the name '''the Butchers'''. Dragos organized followers in [[Bucharest]] who opposed hereditary privilege and the authority of the Wallachian nobility. The early Butchers operated as a decentralized armed network that protected its members and acted against noble interests.<ref name="dragos-legacy"/>

The network survived after the death of Dragos in 1521. Its activity was intermittent, and control remained within branches of the [[Ionuț family]]. The organization continued to use local storage sites and enforcement crews but did not possess a centralized command structure. Its operations remained concentrated in Bucharest until the middle of the 20th century.