Mpuku a Nsuku

Kongo oral tradition remembers Mpuku a Nsuku as the ruler of the small kingdom of Mbata around 1350 to 1375; his clan, the Nsaku Lau, provided Mbata's ruling line.

As Nimi a Nzima of Mpemba Kasi built up his power, Mpuku a Nsuku made a founding alliance with him in which the two rulers guaranteed each other's line of succession.

The pact was sealed by the marriage of Mpuku's sister Lukeni lua Nsanze to Nimi a Nzima, and their son Lukeni lua Nimi founded the Kingdom of Kongo around 1390. The descendants of the Nsaku Lau continued to rule Mbata under Kongo's protection.