Sart is a name for the settled inhabitants of Central Asia and the Middle East, which has had shifting meanings over the centuries. Sarts, known sometimes as Ak-Sart (`White Sart`) in ancient times, did not have any particular ethnic identification, and were usually (though not always) town-dwellers. Since the 16th century and onward Mughal hist..... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sart
(from the article `Chagatai literature`) During the 18th century, members of the settled population of Bukhara and Kokand, known as Sarts, usually spoke both Persian and Turkic but ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/33