# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/bajkam
# Generated: 2026-08-12T22:01:08.999Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/bajkam"
name: "Bajkam"
slug: "bajkam"
description: "Abū al-Husayn Bajkam al-Mākānī, referred to as Bajkam, Badjkam or Bachkam, was a Turkish military commander and official of the Abbasid Caliphate. A former ghulam of the Ziyarid dynasty, Bajkam entered Abbasid service following the assassination of the Ziyarid ruler Mardavij in 935. During his five-year tenure at the Caliphate's court at Baghdad, he was granted the title of amir al-umara, consolidating his dominance over the caliphs al-Radi and al-Muttaqi and giving him absolute power over their domains. Bajkam was challenged throughout his rule by various opponents, including his predecessor as amir al-umara, Muhammad ibn Ra'iq, the Basra-based Baridis, and the Buyid dynasty of Iran, but he succeeded in retaining control until his death. He was murdered by a party of Kurds during a hunting excursion in 941, shortly after the accession of al-Muttaqi as Caliph. Bajkam was known both for his firm rule and for his patronage of Baghdad intellectuals, who respected and in some cases befriended him. His death led to a void in central power, resulting in a brief period of instability and fighting in Baghdad."
tagline: "Military commander"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Dirham_of_al-Muttaqi.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
deathDate: "0941-04-21"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           41.58
  momentum:             0
  historical:           8.744349333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     54.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bajkam"
    title: "Bajkam"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%AC%D9%83%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%8A"
    title: "بجكم التركي"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C9%99ck%C9%99m"
    title: "Bəckəm"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu-l-Hussayn_B%C3%A0jkam"
    title: "Abu-l-Hussayn Bàjkam"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bajkam"
    title: "Bajkam"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%AC%DA%A9%D9%85"
    title: "بجکم"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bajkam"
    title: "Bajkam"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bajec%C3%A3"
    title: "Bajecã"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BC"
    title: "Баджкам"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baykam"
    title: "Baykam"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4848894"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump