Unlike most constitutional monarchies, the Emperor is not even the nominal chief executive explicitly in the Constitution of Japan, but has duties " in matters of state ", which are closely regulated.

Unlike the original ideology espoused by Confucius, or Kongzi ( 551 – 479 BCE ), Han Confucianism in Emperor Wu's reign was the creation of Dong Zhongshu ( 179 – 104 BCE ).

Unlike the city of Częstochowa, the Jasna Góra Monastery was since April 26, 1915 under control of Austria-Hungary, after personal intervention of Emperor Franz Joseph I, who was a pious Roman-Catholic.

Unlike some of his immediate imperial predecessors such as Philip the Arab or Maximinus who did not have extensive administrative experience before assuming the throne, Decius was a distinguished senator who had served as consul in 232, had been governor of Moesia and Germania Inferior soon afterwards, served as governor of Hispania Tarraconensis between 235 – 238, and was urban prefect of Rome during the early reign of Emperor Philip the Arab ( Marcus Iulius Phillipus ).

Unlike other constitutional monarchs, the Emperor of Japan has no reserve powers.

Unlike virtually every other RPG released at the time or since, the non-boss battles of Destiny of an Emperor do not consist solely of encounters with generic units.

Unlike his royal predecessors, Emperor Hirohito decided to abandon his 39 court concubines.

Unlike his competitors, he did not really have the ambition to be Emperor of China.

Unlike its modern successor, the Meiji Constitution was founded on the principle that sovereignty resided in person of the Emperor, by virtue of his divine ancestry " unbroken for ages eternal ", rather than in the people.

Unlike his father, the Xuande Emperor ( r. 1426 – 35 ) decided to keep Beijing as the capital and rule the dynasty in the style of his grandfather, Yongle.

Unlike almost all of his predecessors who took up many concubines which bore many children to the Emperor, Hongzhi had only one Empress during his lifetime.

" Unlike the native Byzantine guards so mistrusted by Basil II, the Varangian guards ' loyalties lay with the position of Emperor, not the man that sat on the throne.

Unlike the Taiidan Emperor in the original Homeworld, Makaan is a battle-hardened warlord and brilliant strategist.

Unlike the Committee of Ministers, this council was presided over by a Chairman ( Совет министров ) besides the Emperor, and functioned as a policy making cabinet with its Chairman acting as Prime Minister ( head ) of the government.

Unlike the other members of the Schmalkaldic League, Constance had refused to negotiate with Emperor Charles V unless they could obtain the right to keep the Protestant faith.

Unlike his half-brothers Hongli ( the future Qianlong Emperor ) and Hongshi, Hongzhou chose to avoid being involved in rivalry over the succession to their father's throne.

Unlike Emperor Wu, who was at times megalomanic and always looking for territorial expansion who burdened his people to the limit, Crown Prince Ju was regarded as a man of peace, interested in allowing the people to rest.

Unlike the other small states in the south, the Wuyue kings never declared themselves Emperor.

Unlike Darth Vader in particular, Thrawn would not regularly terminate individuals under his command for " errors.

Unlike ( total ) range, the interquartile range is a robust statistic, having a breakdown point of 25 %, and is thus often preferred to the total range.

Unlike many of his surrealist contemporaries, Miró had previously preferred to stay away from explicitly political commentary in his work.

Unlike many of the earlier prime ministerial families, the Keatings preferred to treat The Lodge as a family home and did not often entertain official visitors there.

Unlike Parsons, who emphasized the necessity for social science to establish a general foundation, Merton preferred more limited, middle-range theories.

Unlike most politicians, he seems to have genuinely preferred a private life ; colleagues remarked caustically that he threatened to resign at every setback.

Unlike a product space, principal bundles lack a preferred choice of identity cross-section ; they have no preferred analog of ( x, e ).

Unlike the inhabitants of Mars in Out of the Silent Planet, she resembles a human in physical appearance with the exception of her skin color, green ; this is said to be the preferred form assumed by sentient creatures as a result of the manifestation of Maleldil, the second person of God, in human form.

Unlike the expansionist Dharmasetu, Samaratungga did not indulge in military expansion but preferred to strengthen the Srivijayan hold of Java.

Unlike preferred stock, there is no stipulated dividend for common stock (" ordinary shares " in the UK ).

Unlike many of his relatives, Gaspar preferred to use the Spanish spelling of Borgia: Borja.

Unlike the majority of attacking players, Zukertort preferred openings such as 1. c4 and 1.

Unlike Balnarring and Hastings, Merricks's early settlers preferred running cattle and sheep to growing orchards.

Unlike many of the other Bolsheviks at the time however, he preferred to resolve many of the conflicts he faced peacefully, rather than with force and terror.

Unlike gasoline, water is acceptable and even preferred as a fire suppressant, since this both cools the fire and rapidly dilutes the fuel below the concentration where it will maintain self-flammability.

Unlike his predecessor Bishop Alexander, who preferred missioning Jews and Muslims, however, with the latter being forbidden to convert and to be missioned by Ottoman law, Gobat had resorted to proselytising among Christians of other, mostly Orthodox denominations.

Unlike his father and his elder brother who was known for the battlefield bravery, Hiroie preferred strategy and diplomacy to win on a battlefield and was highly praised by Hideyoshi for holding Mori clan together after the death of Kobayakawa Takakage.

Unlike Megatron, he preferred to actively participate in combat, his brutal and ' right-to-the-point ' tactics earning him the respect of his troops.

Unlike Blagojevich, who continued to live in his Ravenswood, Chicago home while commuting via state plane to Springfield and preferred to execute his gubernatorial duties from within his home and, less commonly, the Governor's office in Chicago's Thompson Center, Quinn moved into the Illinois Executive Mansion in Springfield, saying it would be an honor to live " in the people's house ".

Unlike them, Sternen preferred figurative art, and his work consists mostly of portraits and female nudes.

Unlike sentence word order, within phrases a fixed word order is either preferred or obligatory.

Unlike many cable operators, Storer preferred to acquire franchises and build its cable systems rather than acquire existing cable operations.

Unlike the original GP39, which sold only 23 examples as railroads preferred the reliable un-turbocharged GP38, the GP39-2 was reasonably successful, ascribed to its better fuel economy relative to the GP38-2 which became of more interest in the energy-crisis 1970s, and to its better performance at altitude.

Unlike Domenichino, Lanfranco was fairly eclectic in terms of style but preferred a visionary, theatrical approach suitable for the ceiling paintings gaining currency in the early 17th century.