 He conquered the kingdom of Mwene.He was the son of his father Nimi and the Mwene Mbata's daughter, according to traditions recorded by Giovanni Cavazzi da Montecuccolo in the mid 17th century.Although he probably ruled in the valley of the Kwilu River in modern-day Democratic Republic of Congo, he is credited with conquering the region of modern-day Mbanza Kongo, displacing a local ruler named Mwene Mpangala and building his capital there.