[3][4] He gradually rose high in Adilshahi service and became the chief civil administrator on behalf of Adilshah at Kondana fort before managing Shahaji's jagir.
[5] After Shahaji joined the service of Adilshahi in 1637, his family's Pune jagir (fief) was restored to him by the sultan.
He also rebuilt the settlement of Pune, including the construction of the Lal Mahal palace, and encouraged the return of prominent families who had left during its destruction by another Adilshahi general, Murar Jaggdeo, in 1631.
[6] Shahaji also selected Pune for the residence of his wife, Jijabai and young son, Shivaji, the future founder of the Maratha empire.
According to some sources, it was here that young Shivaji's development was entrusted to Konddeo at the request of his mother, Jijabai.