Which of the following was a class of people in the countryside that lived off agriculture but did not participate directly in the process of agricultural production?

Zamindars

Our story of agrarian relations in Mughal India will not be complete without referring to a class of people in the countryside that lived off agriculture but did not participate directly in the processes of agricultural production. These were the zamindars who were landed proprietors who also enjoyed certain social and economic privileges by virtue of their superior status in rural society.