ˈæftɚ hɪz ˈoʊldɚ bɹˈʌðɚ tˈuːfə hjˈuːɾaɪ tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ ænd sˈɪstɚ pɹˈɪnsɛs tˈuːfə kˈɪfuː tʃˈɪpænz wˈaɪf wɜːɹ ˈɛksᵻkjˌuːɾᵻd ɪn fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː, ˈæftɚ ðɛɹ fˈeɪld plˈɑːt tʊ ɐsˈæsᵻnˌeɪt kˈɪfuː tʃˈɪpæn, tˈuːfə pˈoʊkjæŋ, ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv hɪz bɹˈʌðɚz ænd ˈʌðɚ ɹˈɛlətˌɪvz, fˈɜːst flˈɛd tə nˈɔːɹðɚn ljˈæŋ, ænd ðˈɛn tə nˈɔːɹðɚn wˈaɪ.
After his older brother Tufa Hutai (禿髮虎台) and sister Princess Tufa (Qifu Chipan's wife) were executed in 423, after their failed plot to assassinate Qifu Chipan, Tufa Poqiang, along with a number of his brothers and other relatives, first fled to Northern Liang, and then to Northern Wei.