The Legend Of Zelda 1
As you know, any other Zelda games would have happened before Zelda 1, then Zelda 2. Currently, Hyrule is set on here as one year after the ending of Zelda 2 when the Triforce was reunited and Zelda awakens from her magical slumber. As it stands, Hyrule is peaceful, Ganon is still dead, the king is still deceased, the Palaces are in ruin, yet there are only a few small traces of the occasional Ganon-minion walking around, but they are more a minority then anything else now. Most of them still dwell in Death Mountain, which is still considered dangerous for travelers