Used as cavalry instruments, the timpani were first utilized by the Muslims, Ottoman Turks, and Mongols during the fifteenth century. In 1457, a large procession representing King Ladisalas V of Hungary marched into Paris. Several of the horses carried large kettledrums. This early timpani trend soon spread throughout Europe. Often these drums were paired with trumpeters to represent emperors, kings, dukes, princes, and lords.