ÿAmëd (plural ÿumadÃÂ, meaning "mainstay, support") was an Arabic title used in Greater Iran under the rule of the Samanids, Buyids, Ghaznavids and Seljukids. It was reserved for a high rank of civilian (as opposed to military) official. It was the highest civilian title under the Ghaznavids. The office of ÿÃÂmil (governor, tax collector) was usually filled from the ranks of ÿumadÃÂ. Persons with the name Ibn al-ÿAmëd claimed descent from members of this class of officials.
The term ÿamëd was also used in compound titles. Under the Buyids, the forms ÿamëd al-dawla, ÿamëd al-dën and ÿamëd al-juyà «sh are attested. Under the Ghaznavids, the á¹£ÃÂḥib al-barëd (head of the postal service) held the title ÿamëd al-mulk. This title was used as a laqab by the vizier al-Kundurë. The title ÿamëd declined in the 12th century and was not used after the fall of Baghdad to the Mongols in 1258.