[2022] Historical aspect.

Originally posted by ĴoĴo Reference: When I've played up until 1096 and the first crusade started, I was delighted to see that this game tries to simulate historical events. But I have another question: are the rulers of the countries, which are not affected by the player, historical persons? Like, if I don't interact with England whatsoever, will it's ruler be a real person, or a simulated one?

As others have said, the initial start point is as historically accurate as we can make it, but it becomes ahistorical the instant you unpause.

We do have some events that will spawn historical characters (Genghis Khan for example) if the right conditions are met, but they're not created organically by the simulation itself.