First, the earthquake of 1923 and subsequent fire razed nearly all vestiges of old Edo, killing some 140,000 people in the process.
Old Edo was almost destroyed in the earthquake of 1923.
mnli hypothesis: Old Edo was almost destroyed in the earthquake of 1923. premise: First, the earthquake of 1923 and subsequent fire razed nearly all vestiges of old Edo, killing some 140,000 people in the process.