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Where did Usman dan Fodio teach and preach during the first years of his public career?
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During the first years of his public career, which began around 1774–75, Usman dan Fodio engaged in peripatetic teaching and preaching. For the first 12 years of this period, he traveled and taught in the regions of Kebbi and Gobir. Following this, he spent an additional five years teaching and preaching in Zamfara.1