Nintendo intentionally placed BotW at the very end of the timeline— 10,000+ years after any other game—to let the previous convoluted histories fade into "legend" and give themselves a fresh start.
There is a beautiful, blossom-filled mountain in the game called Satori Mountain. It's widely believed to be a tribute to Satoru Iwata , the late Nintendo President, who passed away during the game's development. The "Lord of the Mountain" creature that resides there even shares a subtle physical resemblance to him. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the WildData edy...
Did you know that before building the massive 3D world of Hyrule, Nintendo created a complete 8-bit prototype ? They used this NES-style version to test how elements like fire, wind, and water would interact. If Link could set a bush on fire and watch the wind carry the flames in 2D, they knew it would work in 3D. Nintendo intentionally placed BotW at the very end