Ta'a Chume was the Queen Mother of Hapes before being forced to abdicate by her daughter-in-law Teneniel Djo. Ta'a Chume never gave up her dream of getting the throne back, though, and arranged for Teneniel and her granddaughter Tenel Ka Djo to be assassinated. In the end, she failed to get the throne back; her second daughter-in-law Queen Mother Loralia was able to hold onto the throne, despite some difficulties with various nobles.