Sart people - Sartjin (English spelling)

Japanese: サルト人 - サルトじん（英語表記）Sart

A term used to refer to oasis settlers in Central Asia. During the Kara-Khanid period, it was used to mean "merchant," and during the Mongol Empire period, it appeared in historical documents under the names Sarta'ul, Sartaqtai, Sartaqčin, etc., and referred to Central Asian merchants. During the Timurid period, Sart was often used to refer to Iranian oases settlers, but since the Uzbek period, it has been used to refer to settlers of oasis cities in general, regardless of whether they were Iranian or Turkish. The word is thought to be derived from the Sanskrit word sārtha (caravan).

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

中央アジアのオアシス定住民を指す呼称。カラ･ハーン朝時代には〈商人〉の意で用いられ，モンゴル帝国時代にはサルタウルSarta’ul，サルタクタイSartaqtai，サルタクチンSartaqčinなどの形で諸史料に登場し，中央アジアの商人を指す。ティムール朝時代のサルトはイラン系のオアシス定住民を指す場合が多いが，ウズベク時代以降はイラン系･トルコ系を問わず，オアシス都市の定住民一般をこの名で呼ぶ。サンスクリット語サールタsārtha(隊商)が語源と思われる。

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