Ilunga Tshibinda was a Mwata Gaand of Luba descent.
Arriving on land Lunda there marry Queen Lueji (Rweej or Nawej).
Became sole master of the Kingdom, Ilunga Tshibinda led a campaign of expansion in which there will be great successes at the point of raising the Lunda kingdom to an empire, competing with his brother Kalala Ilunga.
Ilunga Tshibinda had several children, among them the best known were Mwata Mutomb Kumuinda and Kasongo.
The kings Lunda bear the title of Mwata Yav after him.