The Buyid era was decisive for the dramatic changes taking place in the central lands of Islam with the Imami community in Baghdad among the foremost to be strongly affected. Before the arrival of the Buyids, the Imamate departed into the realm of prophecy, leaving the Imami S̲h̲ias in Baghdad without legitimate political and religious authorities. Within decades, the Abbasids, persecutors of the Imamis, were shadows of their former selves and new Shia powers such as the Buyids heralded the so-called Shia century. In the past, Imamis in Baghdad dissimulated in order to avoid confrontation with their hostile enemies. However, in this new S̲h̲ia period, they practiced their faith openly and more opportunities became available for state ascendancy. In this new order, a political and social class came into prominence known as Ṭālibid Syndics. The members of this group were descendants of ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib. The Buyids and Abbasids appointed these individuals as overseers of the Ṭālibid descendants. Also, these Ṭālibid Syndics served as principal representatives of the Imami community in the aftermath of post occultation. Although a few notable scholars have examined the role of Ṭālibid Syndics in the Buyid period, the subject has not been thoroughly explored due to very few sources and the obscurity of the Tālibid Syndic’s office in comparison to more significant political and social groups. However, the Syndics’ importance in research of these eras comes from their roles as deputies of a community grappling with profound shifts in the status quo. Exploring the lives and actions of Ṭālibid Syndics can bring a greater level of understanding on the transition of the Imami community throughout this formative era. The paper argues that the syndics were a new form of a leadership in the Shia community in Baghdad during this transformative era. The social and political positions they occupied allowed them ability to protect their community and the study will investigate this in detail. In this paper, I will be using chroniclers such as the 12th century Baghdadi chronicler Ibn al-Jawzī and the 13th century Syrian chronicler Ibn al-Athīr, the works of some of the Ṭālibid Syndics such as Al-Sharīf al-Murtadhā’s treatise on working with government and Ṭālibid genealogical works such Umdat al-Talib by the 14th century Ṭālibid genealogist Ibn ʿInaba.