I. The chances of the birth of a singular, unique human being are infinitesimal. For one to exist, every single one of their ancestors must go back in a direct chain for thousands of generations. Now, while the scope of this timeline only covers a few dozen generations at most, that is more than enough to make the existence of any historical persons practically impossible.
Thusly: Any person born at most three generations from the Narrative POD year does not exist - every single person in the timeline from that point is fictional.
II. As one reads the various chapters in the timeline or looks upon the maps that have been crafted, they may begin to notice that the description of events is never from an "outside" focus; there are never comparisons of what's happening in the timeline to real history - at least when deep into the timeline.
This is fully intentional - this timeline is not a corpus of events where the "narrator" is aware the world does not exist - no - this timeline is presented as if it is real. Every single word in every single chapter is written as if the writer exists within this timeline.
This is not to say there is no objectivity. Most chapters do provide a neutral description of events. Some don't, however. In totality:
This timeline is written from the perspective of one who actually lives within it, with chapters written in a contemporary frame - the events described are currently happening or have just happened. One must remember this whilst reading. (Note: This is more so applicable to the chapters in the Google Doc, not the chapters here. The chapters here are simply AI summaries. The full scope and detail of my work can be found on the Google Doc.)
III. With a point of departure so far back, it is reasonable to ask how many events that happened in actual history would occur in this world. The butterfly effect, in its more common interpretation, asserts that small changes have wide-reaching effects as time goes on - the absence of historical figures is an example of this effect.
Given this, one may feel compelled to assume that nothing historical should occur in a world such as this - after all, if things change more rapidly the farther one gets from the departure point, why should anything be the same?
This is where there is conflict: this is essentially the friction between the butterfly effect and historical determinism - if Genghis Khan didn't exist, would the Mongol Empire rise anyway due to regional factors, or was its rise only possible due to Khan?
The answer to that question may never be known. Regarding this timeline, however, it is much clearer. Simply:
This timeline leans on historical determinism - the butterfly effect is still accounted for, of course, but it is not domineering. Most historical nations more or less emerge for the most part, and unless directly stated not to be the case, important human developments (e.g., the Scientific Revolution, Enlightenment, Industrialization, etc.) occur without issue or changes.