Burecca of the Maldives or Buraki Rani (fl. 1513), was a queen consort of the Maldives.
Afterward, she crowned her spouse Siri Dhammaru Bavana as king, while she herself took the title rani instead of the title Rehendi or sultana, which was normally worn by female monarchs.
Buraki was the sister of the future Ali V. She was known for her skill in martial arts as a child, and was expected to succeed her grandfather, sultan Siri Bavana Sooja. Instead, her younger brother Dombula Farina Kilige was made sultan in 1513 under the name Siri Ananda Sultan Ali V. Her cousin Raddeba Magu Kalu Muhammad Manikufani (future sultan Kalu Muhammad) wished to marry her. He was the son of her aunt, the younger sister of Sultan Abu Bakr. The marriage was opposed by his mother, who exiled him to Wadu Island in Huvadu Atoll. When he was to leave, Ali V allowed his sister Buraki to follow him in exile in the company of their childhood servant, Kalu Ibrahim of Gafaru island, the stepson of Huludeli Don Yusuf, the Sultan’s sword bearer.
Instead of the Huvadu Atoll, however, Buraki and Kalu Ibrahim left for Goa, were they promised a share of the Maldive revenues to the Portuguese if they assisted her in deposing her brother. According to legend, she trained in martial acts in order to be able to defeat her brother upon her return. Buraki was then escorted by a Portuguese armed vessel to Gafaru Island. From there, she had Kalu Ibrahim sent to Male to assassinate her brother. With the help of his stepfather, Kali Ibrahim succeeded in convincing the sultan into leaving the Palace, after which he was attacked, hamstrung and left to die. Legend claim that Buraki herself returned to Male during the night and killed her brother in a duel in the palace square lasting several hours. In any event, Buraki herself took power after the death of her brother. However, it is not said that she took the throne herself. Instead, she recalled Kalu Muhammad from exile, married him and placed him upon the throne. She herself took the title rani instead of the rehendi or sultana, which was normally worn by female monarchs.
The marriage was not happy and eventually, her spouse banished her to Tiladummati Atoll, and married Shirazi Fatuma, who became the mother of Hassan VIII, who succeeded to the throne in 1529.