Template:Commoner-Deceased Ta'a Chume was an influential leader in the Pre-Founding Age who led the Ta'a Chume Revolts which ended with a female-dominated society on the Lorell Raider worlds inside the Hapes Cluster. The events she set in motion later led to the founding of the Hapes Consortium three years after her death. The title Queen-Mother (Ta'a Chume in Hapan) is in honour of her.
History
Early Life
Ta'a Chume was born on Hapes Prime during the Pre-Founding Age. While information about her early life is limited, most historical sources state that she grew up in the Reef Fortress as the daughter of a slave girl in the Lorellah family's harem. As most Hapan females, she was the descendant of a woman who had been captured from an unknown core world and taken to the Hapes Cluster against her will.
From an early age and on, Norval Lorellah, one of the most powerful of the Lorell Raider chieftains, took a liking to her. He trained her to be strong, taught her the art of combat, limited ground and space tactics, and also showed her all the planets of the Lorellon petty kingdom. When she came of age, she was forced to marry Norval, despite him being close to seventy years of age. Despite having been taught and educated by her husband, Chume still resented life as a slave and spent years planning an escape.
Revolts & Reign
As wife of the Lorell Raider chieftain, she spent much time traveling between the colonised worlds of the Lorellon realm. While doing so, she made connections with many wives of colony leaders and less influential chieftains, including Enilithia Nele'serin. This would later become the foundation for her resistance movement.
As the Lorell Raiders finally provoked the Galactic Republic in to an all-out conflict, the Jedi were dispatched to deal with the threat. The Lorell Raider Purge began, both outside the Hapes Cluster and in the Lorell system. When it was over, the remaining male Raiders were severely outnumbered by their wives, concubines and female slave caste.
Ta'a Chume took charge the revolts which lasted between -45 and -39, and ended with the downfall of the patriarchal society. A new matriarchy was established and Chume continued to lead the petty kingdom in much the same way as her husband had done, though with the social roles reversed. The male population was oppressed and downgraded to a servant caste as revenge for centuries of oppression. Chume and Nele'serin sought to expand the government's territory and mold it without foreign interference, rather hoping to also unite with the Mairans in forming a more prominent Hapan state.
Death
Before her dreams could be realised, Chume passed away from an unknown disease in -3. In the months that followed, there were numerous leadership quarrels, but due to Enilithia Nele'serin's role as Chume's second in command, she was recognised as the most legitimate successor by a majority of colony leaders. The Hapes Consortium was founded in 1 by Nele'serin and marked the start of a new era.
Legacy
Ta'a Chume is still remembered as one of the most important figures in Hapan history and the founder of the basics for the Hapan society. The title Queen-Mother (Ta'a Chume in Hapan) was created in her honour in 56 and bestowed retroactively on the earliest Queens of Hapes. Furthermore, Chume means Royal and most titles of the Royal Family relate to her surname.
From 1 to 4001, the capital of the Hapes Consortium was named Ta'a Chume'Dan, meaning "Home of the Queen-Mother" or "Home of Ta'a Chume", but has in the last three decades been referred to as Chume'Dan, meaning "Home of Royalty".
