Awang Semaun

The Brunei epic Syair Awang Semaun presents Awang Semaun as the half-brother of Awang Alak Betatar, founder and first sultan of Brunei, and as one of the fourteen children of Dewa Emas Kayangan. Tradition places him among the new raja's chief ministers, holding Kota Batu.

He marched with Alak Betatar and the raja's ministers against the Melanau stronghold of Igan during Brunei's early conquests. The Malay poem recounting Brunei's founding bears his name.