It was also one of the main factions during the Kongo Civil War along with the Mpanzu, Nlaza and Kinkanga a Mvika kandas.

In Portuguese "Água Rosada" means ""Pink Water"", referring to the Congo River.

[1] During the Civil War all parties claimed kingship over Kongo (or what was left of it), but their power rarely spread outside their fortresses or the immediate surrounding areas.

The House came to predominance when Pedro IV of Kongo reunified the realm in 1709, putting an end to 44 years of Civil War.

Later he declared a doctrine of shared power by which the throne would shift (in due time) from Kinlaza to the Kimpanzu and back,[2] while the Água Rosada appear to have continued as neutral in Pedro's fortress of Kibangu.