Background
Takeuchi was born in Aichi Prefecture on December 20, 1907.
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Takeuchi was born in Aichi Prefecture on December 20, 1907.
He graduated from the Tōkyō Imperial University in 1930 where he studied Japanese history.
Upon graduation, he began work at the Historiographical Institute of the Imperial University of Tokyo, where he eventually became the director in 1965. He taught at the Kyūshū University, the Historiographical Institute of the University of Tokyo, and Waseda University.
Takeuchi's research focused on temple economic systems, Heian period shōen, and political history of the Ritsuryō state. Over the course of his career, Takeuchi was awarded several awards for his many contributions to research.
(16 volumes, 1947-1980)