He was the king of Wakanda and Black Panther before T'Challa; he inherited both titles following the death of his father, T'Chanda aka Azzuri the Wise.
[1] During 1941 at the time of World War II, Captain America traveled to Wakanda where he met T'Chaka.
[5] In the fall of 1959, T'Chaka was kidnapped by Geoffrey Sydenham of the organization ICON and brought to Latveria as part of their plan to weaken Wakanda and steal its technology.
This angered T'Challa who used one of the mercenaries' weapons to destroy their camp and rendered Ulysses Klaw's right hand useless.
T'Chaka possesses superhuman strength, speed, agility, stamina, durability, reflexes, and senses.
T'Chaka's heightened senses cause bright lights, loud noises, and strong smells to potentially overwhelm him.
[13] This version possessed the ability to transform into a humanoid black panther and was killed by a Chitauri disguised as Nazi general Herr Kleiser.